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.
When you start the Routing and Remote Access service (RRAS) via the Services MMC on your Windows 10 computer, you may encounter the error code 2 (which means a missing file). Here is the full error message verbatim: Windows could not start the Routing and Remote Access service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system … Read more
After installing a feature update (for example, v1809) on your Windows 10 computer, right-clicking on the Desktop and selecting “New” may cause a 5-10 seconds delay before the menu appears. The same delay may be seen when you click New → Folder or when pressing the Ctrl+Shift+N keyboard shortcut.
This issue is seen especially on Windows 10 devices running v1809 (October 2018 Update) or higher with the Kodi app (UWP) installed via the Windows Store.Read more
When installing a Feature Update (especially v1809 which is the October 2018 update) on your Windows 10 computer, error 0x800F081F – 0x20003 may appear if you’ve enabled Developer Mode in Settings.Read more
When creating or changing the PIN for a user account on a Windows 10 computer, error 0x80090016 may appear. Here are the full symptoms: If there is already a PIN configured, you may be able to sign-in using the PIN. When signing in using the PIN, error “The PIN is incorrect. Try again” may occur. … Read more
When you try to log into your Windows 10 computer using an account that was not previously logged in, you may get the error “The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in. User profile cannot be loaded” and the sign-in screen appears again.
This article tells you how to resolve the error “The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in. User profile cannot be loaded.” when logging on to a newly created user account.Read more
There are situations where you’ll need to activate and use the built-in Administrator account in Windows. The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default. If your existing admin user account profile gets corrupted (and you have no alternate user account with admin privileges), you’ll need to enable and use the built-in administrator account to fix things up or create a second administrator account.Read more
With the Windows 10 Photos app set as the default image viewer, when you right-click on an image or video file (or a group of files), you’ll see the Create a new video option in the context menu.
The Create a new video option lets you create a video clip from the list of selected image files, and optionally export the video file or save to your OneDrive account via the Photos app.
This article tells you how to remove the Create a new video option from the right-click menu if you don’t use it and would like to declutter the right-click menu.
When you attempt to scan for updates or when installing an update, the Windows Update page may throw the error 0x8024a223. Here is the full error message verbatim:
This article tells you how to fix Windows Update error 0x8024a223.Read more
With Windows 10 1809, modern or UWP apps require IPv6 to be enabled for them to access the internet. For example, this applies to modern apps like Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Store apps et al.
If IPv6 is disabled, you may get the error “Page could not be loaded. Please try again later.” whenever you open the Windows Store app.Read more
Your Windows 10 computer may not show available Wi-Fi Networks (No Wi-Fi Networks Found) sometimes after installing a feature update. Many of the users have reported that they are unable to search and discover new Wi-Fi access points after going through the Fall Creators Update. However, this issue still exists in computers running v2004 which is the latest Windows 10 build as of this post.
Welcome to the Windows-land where the “mandatory updates” and “security patches” would more often than not, make your life harder by either messing up or not showing something. One of the rather recent additions to the list is the Wi-Fi problem.Read more
