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The Windows 10 USB setup disk is required for cleanly installing Windows on a new hard drive. It can also be used to perform a repair installation from Windows or to access the Windows Recovery Environment.
Let’s see how to create a Windows 10 USB setup disk.Read more
Windows provides built-in encryption features such as EFS and BitLocker. You wonder if it is natively possible to password-protect (encrypt) .zip files in Windows 10 or 11.Read more
When you start the WLAN AutoConfig (WlanSvc) Service using the Services console in a Windows 10 or 11 system, the following error may occur:
Windows could not start the WLAN AutoConfig service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.
On some systems, the default keyboard layout may change when you’re at the sign-in screen. For instance, you may have a US keyboard layout when you’re logged in to your account. If you switch to the sign-in screen, it may use a different keyboard input — e.g., a UK keyboard. This can cause trouble with special characters in the password.Read more
When you open the Local Security Policy Editor (secpol.msc), the following error may occur:
Microsoft Management Console An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist.
When you open Taskbar settings in the Settings app, the Widgets toggle button may be grayed out. Also, the notification “Some of the settings are managed by your organization.” appears at the top of the Settings window.
This happens if the “Allow Widgets” policy is enabled in the group policy or the registry.Read more
In File Explorer’s upper left navigation pane, there are links to Home, Gallery, and OneDrive. We’ve seen how to remove OneDrive from File Explorer. In this article, let’s see how to remove Gallery from the Explorer navigation pane.
The Microsoft PC Manager app offers features such as one-click boost, storage clean-up, file management, and protection of your default settings from unauthorized changes. It’s available via the Microsoft Store.
However, the Microsoft PC Manager app may not be available for some users when they search for it in the Microsoft Store.Read more
HEVC is an image and video encoding format and the default image codec used with HEIF. HEIF files containing HEVC-encoded images are also known as HEIC files. When you double-click a .heif or a HEVC (.heic) file, the Photos app opens and shows an error message asking you to install the required codec from the Microsoft Store.Read more
When you open a .zip file and run an enclosed file without extracting the contents to a folder, the following error may appear:
Compressed (zipped) Folder Error Windows cannot complete the extraction. The destination file could not be created.