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How to Restore Missing “Print Management” Console

Last Updated on: March 28, 2024 by Ramesh

After installing a Windows 10 Feature update (v2004 or higher) or Windows 11, you may observe that the Print Management MMC console is missing from the system. Print Management is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that lets you install, view, and manage all printers on your local computer or the network. You can add or delete printer driver packages, manage the print queue, and do much more.

This issue can occur in Windows 10/11 Professional or Enterprise edition. Note that the Print Management console is not available on Home editions of Windows. If you’re using Windows Home Edition, this article doesn’t apply to you.

The Print Management shortcut may be missing in the Administrative Tools folder. And, when you attempt to run printmanagement.msc directly, you’ll see the following error:

Windows cannot find 'printmanagement.msc'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

Also, copying the file printmanagement.msc file from another Windows 10 computer and running it would cause the error “couldn’t load the snap-in” since the supporting files are missing from the computer.

[Fix] Notepad is missing or does not open in Windows 10

Last Updated on: January 29, 2024 by Ramesh

notepad does not open - uninstall and reinstall notepad

On a Windows 10 computer, when you attempt to launch Notepad by running Notepad.exe or clicking on the taskbar shortcut, nothing may happen. In some cases, you’ll see one of the following errors:

Windows cannot find 'notepad.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

The item 'notepad.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been deleted. However, it can be restored from the Recycle Bin.
Do you want to restore the file, or delete this shortcut?

The above errors indicate that Notepad has been uninstalled from the computer or its supporting files have been deleted. Running the DISM /RestoreHealth and SFC commands also may not help.

From Windows 10 version 2004, the classic desktop apps, namely, Notepad, WordPad, and Paint, have been made optional features. It means that you can uninstall and reinstall those apps via the Optional Features page in the Windows 10 Settings app.

This article tells you how to repair or reinstall Notepad using Optional features in Windows 10 v2004 and higher.Read more

Fix for Error 0x80073CFA when Uninstalling an App in Windows 10

Last Updated on: August 5, 2023 by Ramesh

When uninstalling a Store app in Windows 10, you may get the error 0x80073CFA. This happens whether you use the Apps & Features GUI or PowerShell command to remove the app. Many users have indicated that the error happens when uninstalling some game apps like Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon, Asphalt: Airborne, etc.

We couldn't uninstall app_name

The operation did not complete successfully. Try again in a bit.

The error code is 0x80073CFA, in case you need it.

However, the error 0x80073CFA is not specific to Microsoft gaming apps. It can happen for any app, for that matter.

Attempting to uninstalling the app using PowerShell’s Remove-AppxPackage would result in the same error code:

Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)

error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package package_name from:
C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\package_path failed. This app is part of Windows and
cannot be uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn
Windows Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.

(The above error happened when attempting to uninstall the in-box package named Microsoft.Windows.PeopleExperienceHost for the sake of illustration.)

Cause

The 0x80073CFA error (“Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.”) occurs if you try to uninstall a non-removable inbox app. Inbox apps are official Microsoft apps bundled with Windows 10 and installed during Windows 10 Setup — e.g., Photos, Calendar, Alarma, Camera, Calculator, People app, etc. Some of the inbox apps are “non-removable” and some are removable — e.g., the Photos app.

The StateRepository-Machine.srd database has a field named IsInbox against app which may be set to 1 or 0. If it’s set to 1, it’s a designated inbox app. For non-removable apps, PowerShell’s Get-AppxPackage <PackageName> command will show that the package is NonRemovable.

If you need to trim down Windows by removing unused or unwanted apps, there is a way to forcibly remove them even though they’re marked as non-removable inbox apps. To do so, you need to first set the IsInbox value to 0 by editing the StateRepository-Machine.srd database.Read more

How to Extract a Still Image from a Video in Windows 10

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

You may want to extract a still image from a video for a project or entertainment purpose. Many freeware programs can do the task. But if you’re running Windows 10, you can use the built-in Photos app to save a video frame to a JPEG file easily.Read more

How to Prevent Auto redirection from IE to Edge for unsupported sites

Last Updated on: April 9, 2021 by Ramesh

Since Windows 10 version 20H2, Internet Explorer redirects users to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) when they visit websites that don’t support Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge Chromium version 84 and higher have this feature. Many modern websites have designs that are incompatible with Internet Explorer. When the Internet Explorer user visits an unsupported website (e.g., Facebook, Internet Archive, … Read more

How to Extend the 10-day Limit to Go back to previous version of Windows

Last Updated on: October 15, 2022 by Ramesh

After you upgrade to Windows 10 or install a Windows 10 Feature update, you’ll be able to go back to your previous version of Windows within a limited time of 10 days. This can be done by opening Settings → Update & Security → Recovery → Go back to the previous version of Windows 10. … Read more

[Fix] Error 0x80070426 in Microsoft Store, Edge or Other Apps

Last Updated on: October 15, 2024 by Ramesh

When you attempt to install or update an app via the Microsoft Store app, you may receive the error 0x80070426. The following is the full error message verbatim:

Something went wrong

Please try again later.

0x80070426

Windows Store

In some cases, you may see a gray (sign-in) dialog with nothing visible.

Office 365 apps

In the Office 365 apps, you may see a warning symbol at the top, which when clicked, shows the following error:

Account Error

Sorry, we can't get to your acount right now. To fix this, please sign in again.

If you click on the Fix me button and try to sign-in to your MSA, the error 0x80070426 pops up.

Mail app

The mail app may not connect to your Microsoft Hotmail or Live mail account. It would show the same error 0x80070426.

Switching to MSA

Also, you won’t be able to switch to a Microsoft account (MSA) from a local account. Doing so causes the error "Oops, something went wrong"

[Fix] WebP Images Appear Very Dark in Windows Photo Viewer

Last Updated on: November 16, 2020 by Ramesh

WebP is a modern image format that provides lossless and lossy compression for smaller, richer images on the web. When you preview a WebP (.webp) image using Windows Photo Viewer, the image may appear very dark.

However, the File Explorer preview pane and the thumbnail view show the .webp image correctly. Also, the same WebP image would render correctly in Firefox, Chrome, and Microsoft Edge (Chromium) web browsers.

Error 0x800707E7 0x3000D during Windows Setup

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

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.

How to Reset WindowsApps folder Permissions to Default

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

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.