On some systems, the default keyboard layout may change when you’re at the sign-in screen. For instance, you may have a US keyboard layout when you’re logged in to your account. If you switch to the sign-in screen, it may use a different keyboard input — e.g., a UK keyboard. This can cause trouble with special characters in the password.Read more
Windows 11
Widgets option grayed out in Taskbar Settings in Windows 11
When you open Taskbar settings in the Settings app, the Widgets toggle button may be grayed out. Also, the notification “Some of the settings are managed by your organization.” appears at the top of the Settings window.
This happens if the “Allow Widgets” policy is enabled in the group policy or the registry.Read more
How to remove Gallery from Windows 11 Explorer
In File Explorer’s upper left navigation pane, there are links to Home, Gallery, and OneDrive. We’ve seen how to remove OneDrive from File Explorer. In this article, let’s see how to remove Gallery from the Explorer navigation pane.
Microsoft PC Manager is Missing from Microsoft Store?
The Microsoft PC Manager app offers features such as one-click boost, storage clean-up, file management, and protection of your default settings from unauthorized changes. It’s available via the Microsoft Store.
However, the Microsoft PC Manager app may not be available for some users when they search for it in the Microsoft Store.Read more
How to open .HEIC (HEVC-encoded) files in Windows 10
HEVC is an image and video encoding format and the default image codec used with HEIF. HEIF files containing HEVC-encoded images are also known as HEIC files. When you double-click a .heif or a HEVC (.heic) file, the Photos app opens and shows an error message asking you to install the required codec from the Microsoft Store.Read more
Compressed Folder Error: Windows cannot complete the extraction
When you open a .zip file and run an enclosed file without extracting the contents to a folder, the following error may appear:
Compressed (zipped) Folder Error Windows cannot complete the extraction. The destination file could not be created.
How to Fix Error 0x80073D0A in Microsoft Store
When you install apps in the Microsoft Store, the error code 0x80073D0A may appear.
App installation failed with error message: error 0x80073D0A: Failed to install package <package name> because the firewall service is not running. Ensure that the firewall service is enabled and started. (0x80073d0a)
How to Fix Windows Update Error 0xe0000100
When you install a cumulative update, it may fail with the error code 0xe0000100.
Cause
The error code 0xe0000100 (“ERROR_WRONG_INF_STYLE”) denotes, “The style of the INF is different than what was requested.” The cumulative update most likely encountered one or more blank or corrupt INFs when servicing the driver packages.Read more
How to Remove Linux Icon from Desktop and Explorer
After uninstalling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Virtual Machine Platform using OptionalFeatures.exe, the “Linux” icon may remain in the Desktop and File Explorer navigation pane.Read more
Fix: Fake COM Surrogate and High CPU Usage
If Task Manager shows COM Surrogate occupying high CPU or memory usage, it’s most likely a miner. It’s a fake COM Surrogate process whose name might be DlIHost.exe (DLIHOST.EXE) instead of DllHost.exe.Read more