VMware Workstation Player for Windows 11/10 VMware Workstation Player (formerly known as Player Pro) is a desktop virtualization application that is available for free for personal use. What basically VMware does is that it creates a different Virtual PC with the allotted Hard Disk and RAM of your PC. That virtual PC is small in file size, and it is portable, but you’ll need an external hard disk to carry it along....

Voice Recorder not working in Windows 11/10 If Voice Recorder is not working on Windows 11/10 PC, follow these steps: To learn more about these solutions, continue reading. 1] Verify microphone It is the very first thing you need to check when the Voice Recorder is not working on your computer. If the microphone is not working or has some flaws, you won’t be able to use the Voice Recorder app....

According to many users, this error could be caused due to the following reasons, however, the cause isn’t fully known: WAN Miniports are corruptedThe issue with VPN server IP address which not working properlyHardware changes. To diagnose this problem, follow these steps: If all these checks are alright, then you may need to perform some repairs. Let’s move to the possible fixes for this error. Fix VPN Error 720: Error connecting to a VPN Connection To fix VPN Error 720: Error connecting to a VPN Connection, follow these steps: Let’s look at these three options in detail....

Family Options in Windows 10 The ‘Family Options‘ protection area in Windows 10, is one of the seven areas that protect your device and let you specify how you want your device protected in Windows Defender Security Center. The seven areas include: Family optionsVirus & threat protectionAccount protectionFirewall & network protectionApp & browser controlDevice securityDevice performance & health. The Family options feature in Windows Security provides you with easy access to tools to manage your children’s digital life....

Google Advanced Protection Program It is the strongest level of digital protection for the personal Google Accounts of individuals at risk of targeted attacks like: JournalistsActivistsPoliticiansEntrepreneurs or business leaders The capability offers an evolving list of security offerings to protect its users holistically. Advanced Protection goes a step further than traditional 2-Step Verification process. It requires a user to use a physical Security Key in addition to your password to sign in to their Google Account....

What is Index.dat file However, things changed with Windows 11/10/8. In Windows 11/10/8, Index.dat files are not used by Internet Explorer 10. The indexing functions are being implemented within a Microsoft database system. The WebCacheV01.dat file in the C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache folder in IE11 in Windows 10 is said to be playing a similar role. While you may be able to see index.dat files in some locations, you will also be able to see counters....

When talking about some 10 years ago, it was mostly interactions among humans – emails, chat rooms, and message boards. The main “things for the Internet” were a computer and a modem. That was humans keying in (input) their “thoughts” for others to read and understand. Or we can say in computer terminology: humans used to input information or just raw data for other brains to process. Basically, the Internet was a part of computers until 2Ks....

What is Wi-Fi Protected Setup or WPS While you can connect to any router using a password, it means sharing the password. If you do not want to share the password, WPS is the way to go. Technically, it is a network security standard created by Wi-Fi Alliance. It allows the routers to open up temporary to devices who request connection through WPS. Once the device connects, the arrangement is permanent....

How accurate is the Windows laptop battery meter The accuracy of what the battery meter reports and what percentage of a full charge remains and how long you can use your laptop before you must plug it in, depends on several factors. How and what are you using on your laptop Many activities drain the battery faster than others. For example, watching a DVD consumes more power than reading and writing an email....

Let us take a look at some of its features, settings, and changes made in Windows 10 File Explorer. Windows 10 File Explorer Click on File Explorer in the Start Menu or press Win+E to open the Windows File Explorer. It is a bit different from the one we had in the previous versions of Windows. The prominent changes include: Quick Access instead of Favorites.New tabs Home and Share andDirect access to One DriveIt opens to Quick Access now....

The Settings are a bit differently organized in Windows 10, as we have been seeing. Settings here are organized into various categories, and it has almost every category you will want to change or adjust. In this post, we will see the step by step tutorial of opening and adjusting the System Settings in your Windows 10 PC. Type ‘Settings’ in the taskbar search bar adjacent to the Windows icon, to open the Settings app....

Windows 11 Problems and Issues Some of the common Windows 11 problems and issues are: To learn more about these problems in detail, continue reading. 1] This PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements This error appears even before installing Windows 11 when you try to check the hardware requirements using the PC Health Check app. As Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0, Secure Boot, etc., to be installed, you might get this issue on old hardware....

This error simply means that it did not start, and the process failed with a Server execution error. In this post, we will share how you can resolve this issue on your Windows computer. Windows Backup Server execution failed (0x80080005) Windows Backup service is an excellent feature of Windows and works only on NTFS file system. If you want to use this, make sure you have formatted your files system to NTFS....

The complete error message is as follows: Windows cannot find C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\outlook.exe The following solutions will help you resolve the Windows cannot find “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\outlook.exe” error while opening Outlook. Before starting our discussion on these fixes, let’s talk about the most common cause of this error. This type of issue can be caused due to virus or malware infection. There is an entry in Windows Registry named IFEO (Image File Execution Options)....

Fix Windows Defender Error Code 0x80508020 In the dialog box, Windows says that Windows Defender is subjected to an unexpected problem. The error code given was 0x80508020. As soon as I clicked Close in the error dialog, I received another error prompt: This time, Windows said that it couldn’t turn on real-time protection followed by error code 0x800705b4. So in order to resolve both the errors, I start my troubleshooting steps from Registry Editor as it gives an instant fix....

Windows Defender will not update definitions This usually happens if the distribution database is broken and needs to be re-created. Typically you may get an error message: Error found: Code error_code The program can’t check for definition updatesThe program can’t download definition updatesThe program can’t install definition updates And the error_code could be: 0x8024402c0x802400220X800040020x800704220x80072efd0x800700050x80072f780x80072ee20x8007001B Protection definition update failed To address the issue, you may try these troubleshooting steps :...

Windows Display Quality Troubleshooter Microsoft has released a Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Service (ATS Fix it) that will allow you to automatically detect and fix these display problems. It will automatically diagnose and fix an issue that affects the display quality and readability of text. Once you download this ATS Fix it and run it, it will scan for issues. You can choose to let it fix the problems automatically for you or opt to select and apply the fixes yourself....

Windows Logon Notifier Windows Logon Notifier is very simple to use! Simple write the message text in the “Write Title Here” and “Write Message Here’ spaces provided for and click “Add Message”. That’s it! The next time your users log on, they will be shown this message first before they log on. To remove the message, Click “Remove Message”. Windows Logon Notifier v 1.0 has been created by JustNC and is being released via TWC....

Windows Remote Desktop does not save credentials Follow these suggestions to fix the problem which restricts the Windows Remote Desktop not saving the password. You will need to use an admin account to execute these suggestions. 1] Change Delegating Saved Credentials Policy When you enter saved credentials into Remote Desktop Connection, one common error message appears: You need to change a few settings if you see the same message. For this, you have to follow the below steps:...

Windows Sandbox failed to start – 0x80070569 The error can carry additional warning such as “Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.” or “Application Guard has stopped working. Please try to open your work again.” when you launch Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG). The error is related to the permission of the user, and that should be fixed. 1] Update Group Policy for Domain Computer or Add again If the computer is connected to a domain, then the chances are the Hyper-V computer has lost or has an incomplete connection to the domain, It can be because of credentials mismatch....