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How to Join Multiple Videos in Windows Using Avidemux

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

Due to file size restrictions or other reasons, sometimes, your friends or co-workers may send videos in multiple parts. This is especially the case when you get the videos from WhatsApp, email, or other social media platforms. Once downloaded, you may want to combine the multiple clips into one single video for easier management.

We’ve seen how to do merge videos using the built-in Photos app. But this post tells you how to combine multiple video clips into one, using 3rd party freeware like Avidemux, FFmpeg, etc.Read more

“PC-Doctor Module” High CPU, Memory, Disk Usage and Slowdown

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

Occasionally, your system may slow down to a crawl due to the PC-Doctor Module process that runs in the background. When this happens, it can take several seconds to open the Task Manager or any program.

The Task Manager may show that a process named PC-Doctor Module is occupying 100% of CPU and a very high amount of RAM. You may be wondering if PC-Doctor Module is a virus, Malware, or a PUA.Read more

How to Open File or Folder Path from the Clipboard Using Shortcut

Last Updated on: September 16, 2020 by Ramesh

Sometimes we may need to copy a file or folder path from your email or chat window to the clipboard, and open the file or folder manually. Most people open the file or folder by launching the Run dialog, pasting the path from the Clipboard, and clicking OK.

If your job involves doing this sort of task repeatedly, manually opening the Run dialog and pasting the path every time can be tedious. You can simplify this using a keyboard shortcut (hotkey) with the help of a small AutoHotKey (AHK) script.

“Users must enter a user name and password” option missing

Last Updated on: October 16, 2024 by Ramesh

userpasswords2 password checkbox missing

When you open the User Accounts dialog by running control userpasswords2 or netplwiz.exe to configure automatic login to your user account, the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option may be missing in that dialog.

As a result, you’re unable to configure auto-login to your user account. This post tells you how to bring back the option in Windows 10 or 11.Read more

Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device Currently In Use

Last Updated on: August 2, 2023 by Ramesh

USB devices, including external USB hard drives, are meant to be hot-pluggable — you can plug or unplug them when Windows is running. However, some processes may have a lock on the files in your external hard disk and won’t release them that easily. This prevents you from ejecting the drive typically using the Safely remove hardware icon.

You may get the following error when ejecting a USB drive from the computer:

Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device

This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again.

[Fix] Windows cannot find Winword.exe or Excel.exe — Can’t open Any Program

Last Updated on: December 23, 2022 by Ramesh

When you open Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc, nothing may happen (except for the screen flash) if you double-click the program shortcut. If you open the Office program’s folder and double-click the executable (e.g., winword.exe, excel.exe, powerpnt.exe, outlook.exe) directly, the following error(s) occur: Windows cannot find ‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE’. Make sure … Read more

Can’t Print Adobe PDF Documents from Browser in Windows 10 2004

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

pdf print problem windows 10 2004 browser

Adobe Acrobat reader adds the web browser plugin using which you can view PDFs in a web browser. After installing the Windows 10 2004 update, you may be unable to print PDF files from the web browser/frame, especially when using Internet Explorer. The print dialog box doesn’t open and nothing happens if you issue the Print command from the browser.

However, you can save the PDF file locally and open/print using Adobe Acrobat Reader without any issues.

This seems to be a bug in Windows 10 2004. Until Microsoft or Adobe issues a fix for this issue, you may disable Protected Mode in Adobe Reader as a workaround.Read more

[Fix] Script Error C:\Windows\system32 Maintenance.vbs at Startup

Last Updated on: August 2, 2023 by Ramesh

Whenever you start your computer, the following error may popup:

Windows Script Host
Script: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Maintenance.vbs
Line: 10
Char: 2
Error: Type mismatch ‘CInt’
Code: 800A000D
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error

However, you may find no reference to this file in MSConfig or the Task Manager Startup tab. You may be wondering how to prevent this error message dialog from appearing at startup.Read more

How to Download YouTube, Facebook, Twitter Videos Easily

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

There are plenty of free online portals that help you download YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter embedded videos. These portals process the inputted video URL and make multiple resolutions of the video available for download.

However, if you want to avoid the online video download portals and wish to download YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter videos from your computer directly (without an intermediary), this post is for you.

Remove “Share with Skype” from Right-click Menu in Windows 10

Last Updated on: August 2, 2023 by Ramesh

Windows 10 2004 adds the Share with Skype context menu option for all files. If you’re a person who likes to clean up the clutter and removes unused context menu items, this article is for you.

Note that third-party tools like ShellExView (v2.01) don’t seem to list this context menu item, as it’s added by a modern or UWP Microsoft Store app. Let’s see how to remove the Share with Skype right-click menu option manually in Windows 10.Read more