All the options in the “Sign-in options” page in Settings → Accounts may be grayed out in your Windows 10 or 11 System.
Also, you see the notification, “Some of these settings are managed by your organization.”Read more
Windows 11
Windows Search Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable
When you attempt to start the Windows Search service on your Windows 10 or 11 system, the following error may occur:
Windows could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer. Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable.
Fix: Cannot Delete the Cygwin64 folder
If you installed “cygwin64” earlier and want to delete the folder after uninstalling the tool, you may be unable to do so.
It may say, “Folder Access Denied.” This can happen if the NTFS permissions for the folder are tight or the profile that owned the folder no longer exists on the computer.Read more
Fix: “Windows created a temporary paging file” message at startup
Sometimes, you may need to turn off the paging file on the OS partition for testing or when shrinking the C drive. After turning off the paging file (“pagefile.sys”) on the OS partition and enabling it on another drive or partition, Windows keeps creating a temporary paging file on the OS partition.
The following notification appears at startup.Read more
Task Manager Startup tab has two strange entries (a GUID and a number)
After installing or uninstalling a game app, two strange startup entries may appear in the Startup tab of Task Manager. One entry may be a random Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) string, and the other may be a number.Read more
Fix: Error 2203 when installing Epic Games Launcher
When installing Epic Games Launcher, you may get the following error code:
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2203.
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 3
When you attempt to enable Windows RE by running the reagentc /enable command, the following error may be shown: REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 3 REAGENTC.EXE: An error has occurred. When you attempt to create a USB recovery drive, the following error occurs: We can’t create a recovery drive on this PC Some required files are missing. … Read more
How to Fix Windows Firewall Errors 0x8007045b and 0x8007042c
When you attempt to start, stop, or reset the Windows Defender Firewall, the error code 0x8007045b or 0x8007042c may appear: Windows could not stop the Windows Firewall service on Local Computer. The service did not return an error. This could be an internal Windows error or an internal service error. If the problem persists, contact … Read more
What does Yellow Exclamation on Disk Drives Mean?
When you open This PC, one or more of your partitions may have a yellow exclamation point. You wonder if a problem with the hard drive causes this or how to remove the exclamation point icon.Read more
How to Remove “Restore Previous Versions” from Context Menu and Properties
The previous versions feature in Windows allows you to restore a previous version of files. It sources the files from Restore Points, File History, and Windows Backup. When you right-click on a file, folder, or drive, you’ll see the “Restore Previous Versions” option. This article tells you how to remove “Restore Previous Versions” from the right-click menu and the file/folder properties.Read more