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Windows Fax and Scan stores the scanned images and fax documents in the Scanned Documents folder located under your Documents folder. If the Documents folder is relocated, the Windows Fax and Scan follows the Documents folder.
If you want to move the Scanned Documents folder to a different directory or drive without relocating the Documents folder, here are a couple of options for you.Read more
When you upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10 or 11 or do a repair installation, the error 0x800707E7 – 0x3000D may occur and the setup is canceled automatically. The same error may occur when installing a Feature Update (e.g., upgrading from 21H2 to 22H2). Here is the full error message:
We couldn't install Windows 10. We've set your PC back to the way it was just before you started installing Windows 10. 0x800707E7 - 0X3000D The installation failed in the FIRST_BOOT phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation.
Summary: This article tells you how to reset the WindowsApps folder permissions (and ownership) to Windows default.
The WindowsApps folder under the Program Files folder stores the modern app packages. Each package folder under WindowsApps contains a manifest (named AppxManifest.xml) that contains a special XML namespace for packaged apps. When you reinstall built-in apps using PowerShell add-appxpackage command-line, it uses the corresponding app’s package folder under WindowsApps.
The WindowsApps folder is not browsable in File Explorer by default. This is due to tight permissions assigned to the folder.
To access this folder, many users tend to take ownership of the folder and sub-folders. Some users also change the permissions for this folder and sub-folders arbitrarily, and later observe that some of the installed Store apps fail to work.
Even worse is that some users would reset the permissions for WindowsApps, its subfolders, and files (recursively) using the Icacls.exe reset command-line. This is not recommended, as the WindowsApps folder doesn’t inherit any permission entries from the parent (Program Files) folder by default. Instead, this folder has very restricted permissions, including one or more conditional ACEs.
Incorrect permission entries assigned for a user account can prevent programs from accessing the file or folder. Or it may cause unauthorized users to have full access to the objects. In some cases, there may be a reference to obsolete user accounts (or SIDs) in the ACL (permissions list) that you want to clean up.
Have you modified the NTFS permissions for a file or folder wrongly, and want to revert to default (inherited ACLs)?
This article tells you how to replace the file or folder permissions with default inherited permissions quickly using the icacls.exe command-line. The information applies to all versions of Windows, from Windows Vista through Windows 10.
When you try to create a compressed (zipped) folder in Windows 10, the following error occurs:
Compressed (zipped) Folders Error File not found or no read permission.
You may have noticed that this error doesn’t happen on drives formatted as FAT32. This article explains why this problem occurs and how to resolve this error.Read more
When you attempt to install Windows Updates, you may see this error message:
There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x8024a105)
For some users, a full reboot (restart without Fast Startup) has resolved the issue. If not, the general troubleshooting methods below ought to fix the Windows Update error 0x8024a105.Read more
When you try to open an image file or video in a modern (UWP) app like Groove, Photos, Movies & TV, the following error may occur:
File system error (-2147416359).
The error is seen only when opening files using modern apps. The classic desktop (win32) apps are not affected by this issue. For instance, you may be able to open the same image using Windows Photo Viewer or Office Picture Manager. Likewise, the same video may open fine in VLC Player, but not in Groove, or Films & TV.
Also, nothing may happen when you launch a store app. For example, nothing happens when you attempt to launch Calculator, Calendar, Mail, Movies & TV, Photos, or any other store app for that matter.Read more
When installing a cumulative update, .NET framework update, or a feature update, the error 0x80073712 occurs and stops the installation process. Here is the full error message verbatim: Some update files are missing or have problems. We’ll try to download the update again later. Error code: (0x80073712). Cause The error 0x80073712 (ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT) denotes that the … Read more
When you start WordPad or Microsoft Paint on a Windows 10 computer, the error “Unable to create new document” occurs and the program doesn’t launch. The error occurs whether you launch WordPad by running wordpad.exe or write.exe. Workaround There are two wordpad.exe and mspaint.exe executables in a Windows 10 x64 computer. You may be able … Read more
Summary: This article explains the various methods to view the permissions for any Service in Windows. It also covers the tools and methods to modify the service permissions easily.
Just as file system objects and registry keys have permissions, each service in Windows can have a set of permissions. The permission entries for a service determine who can stop the service, query its status, change the startup type, modify the service configuration, or delete the service.
You may have observed that the Start, Stop, and the Startup type controls are grayed out for some services, even when you’re logged in as an administrator.
And if you attempt to stop the Task Scheduler service from admin Command Prompt, you’ll get the following error message:
System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied
This is because the Task Scheduler service permissions are pre-configured such that even the administrators can’t control this particular service.
In this article, we’ll see how to view service permissions and modify them if needed.