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PC Task Optimizer The instructions are also phrased conveniently and include statements like “I have opted out of the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program”, “I do not connect any devices via Bluetooth” and “I do not want Windows to routinely defrag my hard disk.” This makes it very easy for the regular PC user to understand. Manage Windows Scheduled Tasks In order to configure your system, the user needs to tick or untick the checkbox next to the statements....

Memory Management 0x0000001A Error The MEMORY_MANAGEMENT bug check has a value of 0x0000001A. This indicates that a severe memory management error occurred. 1] Run Antivirus Scan for Malware Make sure to scan your PC for known viruses and malware using one of the popular antivirus software. In case they are causing a memory issue, it can be resolved by removing them from the System. You can also try booting your PC in Safe Mode and then run the software for the scan....

Read: How to use Microsoft Paint in Windows 10. Microsoft Paint Tips & Tricks This post covers the following Microsoft Paint tip, tricks and tutorials: Let us see them in detail. 1. Invert Colors Not many of us know, but MS Paint lets you invert the colors of an image, which means the light colors in the image become dark and dark colors turn into light ones. You can invert the colors of the entire image or a selected area....

Microsoft Store installed by multiple users fails to start Consider the following scenario: User A signs into a Windows 10 computer, and installs a Microsoft Store app. For example, Minecraft Education Edition, installed by System Center Configuration Manager as an offline app. User A updates the app to a newer version online from the Microsoft Store and then signs out.User B signs in to the same Windows 10 computer and installs the older version of the app....

Basic Troubleshooting Before we go ahead with advanced reasoning and troubleshooting steps, let’s try these basic troubleshooters before beginning. If the reasons are temporary, these should resolve the problem. Make sure to check if the installation is possible after each suggestion. Reset apps and features by using the wsreset.exe command at the command prompt to reset the Microsoft store.Using PowerShell, uninstall and reinstall the Store with all the base apps....

Minecraft Forge is an open-source modding API for Minecraft Java Edition. It allows users to modify the Minecraft game and add some new cool and interesting features to it. You can simply install it on your system and then start using mods in Minecraft. But, many users have complained that they are unable to install Minecraft Forge on their systems. While the Minecraft Forge installer doesn’t open for some, many users experienced failed installation....

The problem appears when you see a notification under the Settings > Network tab in the Windows Xbox app that reads Server Connectivity: Blocked. When you see this, it means your PC is unable to establish a Teredo IPsec connection to the Quality of Service (QoS) server. Failure to establish a Teredo IPsec connection to the QoS server is primarily observed when the required Windows Services have been disabled. To solve this problem, try these solutions....

Why is Need for Speed Heat crashing on Windows PC? More often than not, a game crashes on your system if your computer doesn’t meet the system requirements that the game requires. It is usually the case in inferior or older computers, but if you are trying to play a demanding title, you may also face this issue. Other than that, some other things can trigger the issue, such as outdated Graphics Drivers....

Fix Netflix screen flickering on Windows 11/10 Several possible events can trigger the screen of your Netflix homepage to flicker or flash. The most common ones include an issue with your browser, limited battery power & the power saving mode, or the presence of malware. It helps to know what might’ve caused the issue to occur so that it is easy to remediate. Below are some of the fixes you can implement for this issue:...

Snip and Sketch app New features Snip and Sketch has some new features which will improve the experience of Windows users: Before we go ahead, let’s take a look at the settings which is source for a couple of new features. Click on the menu of the app (top left) and click on Settings. Here you have the following options- 1] Auto Copy to Clipboard When you change anything using the Snip & Sketch tool, it gets copied to clipboard....

Ninja Download Manager for Windows PC Ninja Download Manager provides most of the options of IDM. Some of the features are mentioned below: Pause/Resume Download: Like other traditional download managers, you can pause and resume any download in this app. Sometimes, you can get some links that cannot be paused. However, Ninja Download Manager can pause such links as well.Limit Download Speed: Let’s assume that you do not have an excellent internet connection and you have to download the software as well as browse the internet....

The main cause of this issue seems to be Windows Update or Upgrade, which makes the graphics drivers incompatible with the new update. But the issue could also be because of outdated drivers, corrupt NVIDIA Control Panel, missing registry subkeys, values, or some random error. What is NVIDIA Control Panel? It is a software offered by NVIDIA to manage graphics settings on the computer, which is using NVIDIA GPU. It can be the integrated GPU or a dedicated graphics card....

Video recording & live streaming software Bear in mind that OBS Studio is not just for streaming, but for recording content as well. You can say it’s a jack of all trades, but a master where streaming is concerned. Now, note that after launching the app for the first time, it will ask to optimize primarily for streaming, and secondary for recording. The alternative is to optimize for recording, and secondary for streaming....

Why is my Oculus software not installing? If you are receiving an “install failed” error while installing the Oculus software on your Windows machine, you may not have the hardware compatible with Oculus. You can check all the hardware requirements on the official website of Oculus. If your system meets all the requirements, you might not have enough disk space. Free up some space on your disk and then run the installer....

Office 365 Reporting and Analytics Tool However, users faced an issue with Office 365, which was pulling out reports. Typically, users would have to use cumbersome PowerShell scripts to extract reports. If the reports were more significant in size, the task would become complicated and impossible after a stage. Something basic yet challenging becomes easy with the “Office 365 Reporting and Analytics Tool.” It helps check mailboxes, users, groups, traffic on emails, security, etc....

OneNote Spell Checker not working Follow the steps below to fix the OneNote Spell Check feature if it is not working: 1] Check the Proofing settings The error can occur due to the options check grammar with spelling turned off; follow the steps below to turn it on. Go to File. Then go to Options on the backstage view. A OneNote options dialog box will open. On the left pane, click Proofing....

Opera browser keeps crashing or freezing on Windows 11/10 Stopping the Opera web browser from freezing and crashing on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer is not difficult, so if you follow the information below, everything should turn out well in the end. The first thing we are going to do here is to disable Opera extensions because they are usually the culprit behind most crashes. 1] Update the Opera browser If the above fails to work, then maybe Opera needs a new update....

Opera GX CPU Limiter not working The list of solutions to fix the Opera GX CPU Limiter not working problem on a Windows 11/10 computer is mentioned below. Before that, you should also update the Opera GX browser (Opera menu > Update & Recovery), and see if this helps. If not, try the following solutions: Let’s check all the options in detail. 1] Turn on CPU Limiter using GX Control First, check if the CPU Limiter feature is turned on or enabled in your Opera GX browser....

Both tools are designed to troubleshoot a network, and they work in similar ways. However, in the grand scheme of things, these tools are very different. Now, there are other tools we can use to troubleshoot a bad-performing network, but today, we will only focus on these two. Ping and Traceroute Network tools We should point out that on Windows 11/10, Traceroute is known as Tracert, while on Cisco and Unix platforms, the term Traceroute is used instead....

Play in Mini View feature in Windows Movies and TV app Mini View is the new feature in Windows 11/10 PC that lets the user watch their favorite movies and TV shows in a picture-in-picture mode. The feature currently supports only the Movies & TV app and Skype. Read on to know how to use the Mini View feature on your Windows 11/10 PC. As the feature is available only for Movies & TV apps, you first need to have this default app on your Windows 11/10 machine....