Microsoft Technical Support has a new “Windows Self healing tool” (or “Windows Software Repair Tool”) which resets the system configuration, reinstalls main system apps, repairs system files and fixes Windows Update issues.Read more
Windows 10
This category contains posts about Microsoft’s latest Operating System – Windows 10.Windows 10’s always been interesting, as every new major update will usually include additional features.
Fix Webcam Issues in Windows 10 by Disabling Frame Server Mode
A technological change made in Windows 10 Anniversary Update caused a problem where webcams failed to work, and the respective software (like Logitech, Skype) simply hung up within minutes of use.Read more
Drives Missing in Storage Settings and App Save Locations Dropdown in Windows 10 [Fix]
The System Storage page in Settings window lists all storage drives along with the disk space used by each drive. You can further drill down the information by selecting a drive letter and see the detailed storage usage by that drive.Read more
How to Delete Older Versions of Device Drivers in Windows?
When you update the device drivers in your system via Windows Update or other sources, Windows still keeps a copy of your older versions of device driver packages. If your system is running fine with the latest drivers and don’t need to rollback the drivers, you can save some disk space by clearing the older, unused driver packages.Read more
User Account Settings Closes When Adding an Account or Switching to MS Account
If the User Accounts Settings page closes abruptly when trying to create a new user account or when switching your local user account to Microsoft account, here is a couple of PowerShell commands to fix the problem.Read more
Accidentally Deleted SystemApps, WindowsApps or Local Packages. How to Recover?
If you have accidentally deleted the Windows 10 apps folders such as SystemApps, WindowsApps, or the Packages folder (in Local Application Data), here is how to restore them back.Read more
Add Bash to the Right-Click Menu for Folders in Windows 10
So you installed Bash in Windows 10 (Anniversary Update v1607) and wondering how to add it to the right-click menu for folders, like the built-in “Open Command window here” option? Here is a registry edit to add “Bash here” to the context menu for folders and desktop.Read more
File System and Storage Diagnostic Tool StorDiag.exe in Windows 10
The Windows 10 Redstone 1 update silently adds a new console tool (StorDiag.exe) which can be used to collect storage and file system diagnostic logs. This is a useful tool for identifying problems with your hard drive or the file system, and the collected data can be helpful for troubleshooting purposes.Read more
How to Disable File Explorer Ads (Sync Provider Notifications) in Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 Insider Build 14901, Microsoft would be sending out new notifications within File Explorer to educate users about Windows 10’s features. Here is how the notifications or ads would look like.Read more
Get back Classic Sticky Notes After Installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update
With the Redstone update, Sticky Notes has been transformed into a modern (UWP) program with new features added. The original desktop version of Stick Notes is discontinued and the last desktop version of the StikyNot.exe is 10586.494.Read more