In Windows 11, the New menu does not list the “Rich Text Format” (often abbreviated RTF) entry by default. This happens even though you associate all .RTF files with WordPad instead of MS Word.Read more
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Error 0xC1900204 During Windows 10 or 11 Setup
When you install a feature update via the Windows Update, the error code 0xC1900204 may occur. There were problems installing some updates, but we’ll try again later. Error 0xC1900204 If you use the Media Creation Tool to do an in-place upgrade, the only option you may get is to delete your files (which most users … Read more
System32 Folder Occupies 300 GB; Filled with Gibberish EXE Files
Of late, many users are complaining that the System32 folder is consuming colossal disk space (e.g., 150 GB – 300 GB) all of a sudden. On a user’s computer, more than 200,000 .exe files were generated. Those files were almost generated every minute, consuming over 200 GB on the C drive.Read more
Fix: Cannot Delete Microsoft Defender Exclusions
When you open Windows Security → Virus and Threat Protection → Manage Settings → Add or remove exclusions, you may be able to delete the exclusions by clicking on the “Remove” button.
Also, the Remove-MpPreference PowerShell command may not help.Read more
Windows Update Shows Old Updates
After installing the latest Feature Update, the Windows Update may still show updates that apply to the previous Windows version. For example, after updating to Windows 11 to 22H2 from 21H2, the Windows Update page in Settings lists the updates applicable for Version 21H2.Read more
Error 0xc1510111: You do not have permissions to mount and modify this image
When you use DISM to mount a WIM file, the error code 0xc1510111 appears. The full error message is below:
Error: 0xc1510111 You do not have permissions to mount and modify this image. Verify that you have Read/Write permissions or mount the image using the /ReadOnly option. Note that you cannot commit changes to an image with read-only permissions. The DISM log file can be found at C:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log.
How to Extract DLLs from the DirectX (June 2010) Runtimes Setup
The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1. Note that this package does not modify the DirectX Runtime installed on your Windows OS in any way.Read more
Error 0x80070522: Required privilege not held by the client when copying files
When you copy files to a non-system drive’s root folder, the error code 0x80070522 (“ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD”) may occur. The full error message verbatim is mentioned below:
An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem. Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client.
User Profile Folder Missing Under C:\Users
The profile folder for each user account on your computer is stored under C:\Users. On some systems, the user profile folder may not appear when you open the “C:\Users” folder in File Explorer.Read more
New Menu Shows Only “Folder” in the Desktop Context Menu
When you right-click on the desktop and click New, the New menu may only show the “Folder” entry. The other options, such as “Shortcut,” “Text document,” and “Bitmap image,” may be missing in the New menu.Read more