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222 articles

Firefox
Free Download Manager Fatal Error

Remove Free Download Manager’s Fatal error and its Extension in Firefox

December 31, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Free Download Manager Fatal Error

We’ve recently covered about Free Download Manager 5.1 beta, and its integration in Chrome, Firefox and IE browsers, when you uninstall this version of FDM, Free Download … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Windows 10 November update install stalls at 44%

November 13, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

If you’ve received Windows 10 November update, there is a known issue where its installation after the download stuck and hangs at 44%, if … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting
Google Chrome

Fix Chrome Shows Black boxes on Web Pages

October 26, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Black blocks or boxes appearing on websites in Chrome 46 browser? Then try this fix

Posted in: Google Chrome, Troubleshooting
News
OneDrive removed from device popup

Fix ‘This device has been removed from OneDrive’ Error

October 11, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
OneDrive removed from device popup

OneDrive on Windows started troubling users with an error message ‘This device has been removed from OneDrive To use OneDrive on this device, click … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Fix Right click Menu on desktop not opening in Windows 10 build 10547

October 5, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Don’t hide desktop icons in insider build 10547. If you’re an insider using Windows 10 build 10547 and unchecked ‘Show desktop icons’ option in … [Read more…]

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Troubleshooting

Fix Windows Photo Viewer missing in Windows 10

October 2, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Restore missing Windows 10 Photo Viewer. After clean installing Windows 10 or when you do a Reset of your computer, you may notice Windows … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting
Tips and Tricks

Fix Windows 10 Lock Screen Settings page shows ‘Some Settings are managed by your organization’ Message

September 24, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Summary: Disabling lock screen using gpedit or registry editor triggers some settings are managed by your organization warning in lock screen settings. This is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Microsoft's Fix for Windows 10 Settings App issue

Fix Can’t open the Settings App in Windows 10

September 8, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments
Microsoft's Fix for Windows 10 Settings App issue

Users who upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1 can sometimes face issues with the Settings app, when they launch it, it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting
Tips and Tricks
WordPress uploading error for an image

Simple Fix to WordPress’s ‘An Error occurred in the upload. Please try again later’

September 6, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
WordPress uploading error for an image

If you’re unable to upload an image on WordPress 4.3 and got this error ‘ An error occurred in the upload. Please try again … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting
News

Fix Latest Avast 2015 version Crashes Office 2013 Apps

September 1, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Some users reported in Avast forums that latest Avast 2015 version (2015. 10.3.2225) is crashing Office 2013 applications on startup on Windows, some Windows … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Troubleshooting
News

Microsoft offers a Fix for Windows 10 Store’s ‘Server Stumbled’ Issue, Error Code 0x80072EFD

September 1, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

When you try to access Windows Store on Windows 10, you may get an error like this: ‘The Server stumbled We all have bad … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Fix Windows 10 Store’s error ‘This app encountered a problem. Please reinstall it to repair’

August 30, 2015 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

When you visit an App page in Windows Store (that was already installed on your computer) on Windows 10, you may notice this error: … [Read more…]

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