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If you use Disk Cleanup, you will want to be aware of a change to its options since the October 2018 feature update (v1809). Disk Cleanup, now also has the option to delete the contents of your Downloads folder.
However, many users like to use the Downloads folder as permanent storage area to preserve their downloaded files. This post tells you how to prevent Disk Cleanup and the modern Storage Sense tools from clearing files in your Downloads folder.Read more
When creating or changing the PIN for a user account on a Windows 10 computer, one of the errors 0x8009002d, 0x8007139f, 0x80090030, 0x80090032 or 0x80090016 may appear. Here are the full symptoms:
When you attempt to check for updates from the settings page in Windows 10, the error 0x80070424 may appear. Also, the Windows Update service may be missing from the list when you open the services console. Error encountered There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and … Read more
This post tells you how to change a picture from color to greyscale using the built-in Photos app in Windows 10.Read more
The Windows Update channel delivers all necessary updates suitable for your system. Most of the time, manual intervention is not required for installing updates. In some cases, especially during manual installation of an update using standalone installer, you may need to first check if a specific update (a prerequisite update) is installed on your system.
This article explains how to check if a specific Windows Update (KBnnnnnn) is installed in your computer or not.Read more
When you double-click a Windows batch file (.bat) or a .cmd file, one of the following symptoms may happen: The error “Windows cannot find ‘filename.bat’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.” occurs when you run a .bat or a .cmd file. The batch file opens a Command Prompt window, but … Read more
When you attempt to delete a file or folder on your Windows computer, the “Item not found” error may appear. Here is the full error message:
Could not find this item. This is no longer located in [folder path]. Verify the item's location and try again.
This article explains how to fix the error when deleting a file or folder in Windows.Read more
When you try to install an update via the Windows Update channel in your Windows 10 computer, error 0x80d06802 may appear. Here is the full error message verbatim:
This post tells you how to fix error 0x80d06802 during Windows Update installation.Read more
When you attempt to start some Windows services using the Services MMC or command-line, error 1083 or 1053 is shown, and the service fails to start. Here is the error message verbatim: Windows could not start the [service name] service on Local Computer.Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in … Read more
When you right-click on a text file and click Open with, the Notepad program appears twice in the Open with menu. Also, if you click “Choose another app”, the Open with “dialog” that appears, shows Notepad twice.
This post tells you how to resolve the issue.Read more