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222 articles

Firefox
Websites not loading in Firefox 116.0.1

Fix ‘AdBlocker Ultimate’ breaks websites in ‘Firefox 116.0.1’

August 6, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Websites not loading in Firefox 116.0.1

Firefox not loading webpages correctly after updating to Firefox 116.0.1? Here is the fix

Posted in: Firefox, News, Troubleshooting
How to
Gmail action failed due to an error

How to Fix Gmail’s ‘Action failed due to an error’

July 23, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Gmail action failed due to an error

While trying to mark all emails as read on Gmail, you may repeatedly get “action failed due to error”. Here is how you can fix it.

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
How to
Fix Windows 11 KB5027231 update breaks Google Chrome

Windows 11 KB5027231 Update breaks Google Chrome for Some, how to Fix?

June 14, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Fix Windows 11 KB5027231 update breaks Google Chrome

Windows 11 users reported Google Chrome is not opening after installing June Patch Tuesday Update KB5027231, checkout the fix if you’re affected.

Posted in: How to, News, Troubleshooting, Windows 11
How to
6 sure ways to fix Microsoft Edge keeps crashing

6 sure Ways to Fix Microsoft Edge keeps crashing on Windows 11/10

June 12, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
6 sure ways to fix Microsoft Edge keeps crashing

This is what you need to do to keep Microsoft Edge running or open if it keeps crashing after launch/on startup when you open settings or any pages on Windows 11 or Windows 10. Microsoft Edge is a popular browser that gets regular updates. If your Edge crashes and denies to stay open for web …

Posted in: How to, Microsoft Edge, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows 11
Firefox
Fix Firefox memory leak

Firefox bug causes huge memory leak, Here’s how to fix it?

April 23, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Fix Firefox memory leak

Noticing huge memory leak by Firefox? You’re not alone here is how to fix it right away on Windows, Mac and Linux if you’re afftected.

Posted in: Firefox, How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
How to
Fix Microsoft Edge lags one of the reason is Omen Gaming Hub

How to fix latest Microsoft Edge 111’s lagging issue

March 31, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Fix Microsoft Edge lags one of the reason is Omen Gaming Hub

HP Omen Gaming Hub update makes Microsoft Edge to lag. Microsoft is investigating the Edge lag issue. if you’re affected, check the fix.

Posted in: How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Firefox
Firefox on Mac cannot drag and drop downloads to desktop

Firefox on Mac hits with Downloads drag and drop issue

March 22, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox on Mac cannot drag and drop downloads to desktop

Not able to drag and drop downloaded files in Firefox browser to desktop on Mac? You’re not alone. Check the workaround mentioned in this article.

Posted in: Firefox, How to, News, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Firefox
Mouse wheel scrolling not working in Firefox 110 X Mouse Button Control

Fix Mouse wheel scrolling not working in Firefox after v110 Update

February 15, 2023 by Venkat Eswarlu 100 Comments
Mouse wheel scrolling not working in Firefox 110 X Mouse Button Control

X-Mouse Button Control on Windows does not work well with Firefox 110 w/ GPU Sandboxing enabled. It breaks Mouse Wheel scrolling, here is how to fix this.

Posted in: Firefox, How to, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Dbx Svc

What is DbxSvc.exe and how to Close it?

July 25, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Dbx Svc

Noticed the DbxSvc.exe process (Dropbox Service) running in Task Manager and wondered what it is and what it does, which program installed it, and how to disable or close and remove it, check out all the details in the article here. [lwptoc] What is DbxSvc.exe? You should have already Dropbox installed on your computer. That’s …

Posted in: Troubleshooting
How to

How to make Windows 11’s Win+X menu to work without crashing Explorer

February 26, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Pressing Win+X or right-clicking on the start button on the taskbar in Windows 11 build 22563.1 triggers an Explorer crash, here is how to fix the issue,

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows 11
Microsoft Edge

Fix Microsoft Edge takes forever to start downloads

January 25, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft Edge 97 or later is taking more time than expected to display the file downloads in downloads menu or dialog. Delay seems to be due an extension.

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, News, Troubleshooting
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge says Startup boost tuned off due to one or more conflicting extensions

Fix Microsoft Edge’s Startup Boost is turned off due to Extensions Conflict

January 10, 2022 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Microsoft Edge says Startup boost tuned off due to one or more conflicting extensions

If Startup Boost in Microsoft Edge 97 or later, says it was turned off due to conflicting extensions, check out the fix

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, News, Troubleshooting
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