Pinning applications to the Start menu or Taskbar is a great way to access them quickly, especially the ones which you use frequently. However the Pin to.. option isn’t available for Windows Update and perhaps for some other special executables in Windows. To Pin Windows Update icon to the Start menu/Taskbar in Windows 7, here are some neat tricks:
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Tips, Fixes and Articles on Windows 7.
Fix “The User Profile Service service failed the logon” New User Profile Error in Windows 7
When you logon to a newly created user profile for the first time, the profile may not load and the following error is seen:
The User Profile Service service failed the logon.
User profile cannot be loaded.
User profile cannot be loaded.
Libraries Listed Under Desktop in the Navigation Pane in Windows 7?
The navigation pane in Windows 7 lists Libraries as a separate category by default, as in the picture below:
In some systems, Libraries may be listed under Desktop, and users may be wondering why it’s listed so all of a sudden, or think it may be due to inadvertent dragging of Desktop icon over Libraries or vice-versa. It’s not so. There is a simple (but overlooked) setting for the navigation pane where in you can choose to show all folders or not.
How to Fix Empty User Accounts Picture in the Windows 7 Welcome Screen
When you start your computer, the user accounts listing in the Welcome Screen may show up with an empty frame. Result would be the same if you open the User Accounts window in the Control Panel. Also, the user accounts icon may be missing in the Start menu.Read more
How to Restore Missing or Hidden Libraries in Windows 7
When you open Explorer, all the libraries may be missing, and clicking the “Restore default libraries” context menu option would have no effect. For reasons unexplained, in some cases, the libraries may become hidden, and all you need to do is to remove the hidden attribute set from the “library-ms” files.
Fix “Error 2” When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows 7
After a malware attack, your Action Center may report that the Security Center service has stopped… .. and when you click the button to turn on the service, the following error may show up: Windows could not start the Security Center service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified. This … Read more
Fix Print Spooler Error 1053 in Windows 7
When you start the Print Spooler service in Windows 7, error 1053 may occur: Windows could not start the Print Spooler on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. To resolve the problem, use these steps: 1. Open Services MMC (services.msc) 2. Double-click … Read more
Fix Internet Connection Sharing Error Null or 80004005 in Windows 7
When you try to enable Internet Connection Sharing in your Windows 7 computer via your network connection properties, one of the following errors may occur:
An error occurred when enabling internet connection sharing. (null)
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Cannot enable shared access.
Error 0x80004005: Unspecified error
Fix: “View Reliability History” (Reliability Monitor) is Completely Blank
When you try to view the reliability history (Reliability Monitor) of your computer via Control Panel or Action Center, the reliability history page may be completely blank/empty. This can happen if the Task Scheduler Service or RACTask scheduled job is disabled in your computer.
To re-enable tracking of events by the Reliability Monitor, use these steps:Read more
Fix for Base Filtering Engine (BFE) Service Error 1083
When you try to start the Windows Firewall in a Windows computer, you may get a message stating that the the Base Filtering Engine (BFE) service is not running, and any attempts to start the BFE service may result in the error 1083:
Windows could not start the Base Filtering Engine service on Local Computer.
Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service.