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Troubleshooting
Dbx Svc

Dropbox service DbxSvc runs even after uninstall

February 2, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Dbx Svc

After using Dropbox on Windows for some period if you’ve uninstalled it, you should know this: it’s service named DbxSvc still runs in the … [Read more…]

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Troubleshooting
W3 Total Cache MaxCDN encountered an error trying to retrieve data

Fix W3 Total Cache’s ‘MaxCDN encountered an error trying to retrieve data’

January 18, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
W3 Total Cache MaxCDN encountered an error trying to retrieve data

If you’re using W3 Total Cache plugin for your WordPress site and not using MaxCDN, which you have configured sometime back, W3TC may show this … [Read more…]

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Troubleshooting

Fix Malwarebytes 3.0 installation’s mbae64.sys error

December 9, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Final version of Malwarebytes 3.0, the next generation antivirus replacement has been officially released and available for download. When you try to install this version over … [Read more…]

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Troubleshooting

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3194798 download gets stuck

October 12, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released three cumulative updates for Windows 10 -KB3192440 (for RTM), KB3192441 (for 1511), KB3194798 (for 1607) – and are available to download via … [Read more…]

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Microsoft Edge

Fix Edge browser is crashing on Windows 10 build 14942

October 11, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Have you seen Edge browser crashing on recently released Windows 10 insider build 14942, you’re not alone, Microsoft has acknowledged the issue with Edge … [Read more…]

Posted in: Microsoft Edge, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Vivaldi can't uncheck WebRTC IP Handling setting

Can’t uncheck ‘WebRTC IP Handling’ Setting in Vivaldi

October 10, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Vivaldi can't uncheck WebRTC IP Handling setting

With Version 1.3, Vivaldi technologies has provided WebRTC leak protection in Vivaldi browser, to enable this feature, you need to visit settings > Privacy and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting, Vivaldi
Troubleshooting
Fix KB3194496 update fails to install

Fix KB3194496 update fails to install on Windows 10

October 3, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Fix KB3194496 update fails to install

Recently, Microsoft has released the Cumulative Update KB3194496 for Windows 10 version 1607, like previous update KB3189866, this too has installation issues as it … [Read more…]

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Tips and Tricks

Fix Windows 10 KB3189866 update download stuck

September 14, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1607 (KB3189866) and is available for download via the Window Update. For some, the update download was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Fix HTML5 videos not playing in Vivaldi 1.4

September 11, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

After updating to Vivaldi 1.4 from the 1.3 version, for some –not all affected, only a few with particular hardware configuration are– HTML5 videos on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting, Vivaldi
Google Chrome

Fix Chrome 53’s Extension Corrupted Errors and Re-enable the Disabled Extensions

September 4, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google Chrome 53, which has recently got material design on Windows has started behaving weirdly, the browser tends to disable the extensions and reports … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Can’t Set Chrome or any other browser as default in Windows 10

August 20, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments

Fix you can’t set a default browser in Windows 10. It’s always good to have any browser as default, so that you can change … [Read more…]

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Troubleshooting

Avast cannot be installed into the folder you entered

July 31, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

This can happen to you: when you try to install Avast on your computer, you may receive the error ‘Avast cannot be installed into … [Read more…]

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