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How to Extend the 10-day Limit to Go back to previous version of Windows

Last Updated on: October 15, 2022 by Ramesh

After you upgrade to Windows 10 or install a Windows 10 Feature update, you’ll be able to go back to your previous version of Windows within a limited time of 10 days. This can be done by opening Settings → Update & Security → Recovery → Go back to the previous version of Windows 10. … Read more

[Fix] Error 0x80070426 in Microsoft Store, Edge or Other Apps

Last Updated on: October 15, 2024 by Ramesh

When you attempt to install or update an app via the Microsoft Store app, you may receive the error 0x80070426. The following is the full error message verbatim:

Something went wrong

Please try again later.

0x80070426

Windows Store

In some cases, you may see a gray (sign-in) dialog with nothing visible.

Office 365 apps

In the Office 365 apps, you may see a warning symbol at the top, which when clicked, shows the following error:

Account Error

Sorry, we can't get to your acount right now. To fix this, please sign in again.

If you click on the Fix me button and try to sign-in to your MSA, the error 0x80070426 pops up.

Mail app

The mail app may not connect to your Microsoft Hotmail or Live mail account. It would show the same error 0x80070426.

Switching to MSA

Also, you won’t be able to switch to a Microsoft account (MSA) from a local account. Doing so causes the error "Oops, something went wrong"

[Fix] WebP Images Appear Very Dark in Windows Photo Viewer

Last Updated on: November 16, 2020 by Ramesh

WebP is a modern image format that provides lossless and lossy compression for smaller, richer images on the web. When you preview a WebP (.webp) image using Windows Photo Viewer, the image may appear very dark.

However, the File Explorer preview pane and the thumbnail view show the .webp image correctly. Also, the same WebP image would render correctly in Firefox, Chrome, and Microsoft Edge (Chromium) web browsers.

Error 0x800707E7 0x3000D during Windows Setup

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

When you upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10 or 11 or do a repair installation, the error 0x800707E7 – 0x3000D may occur and the setup is canceled automatically. The same error may occur when installing a Feature Update (e.g., upgrading from 21H2 to 22H2). Here is the full error message:

We couldn't install Windows 10.

We've set your PC back to the way it was just before you started installing Windows 10.

0x800707E7 - 0X3000D

The installation failed in the FIRST_BOOT phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation.

How to Reset WindowsApps folder Permissions to Default

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

Summary: This article tells you how to reset the WindowsApps folder permissions (and ownership) to Windows default.

The WindowsApps folder under the Program Files folder stores the modern app packages. Each package folder under WindowsApps contains a manifest (named AppxManifest.xml) that contains a special XML namespace for packaged apps. When you reinstall built-in apps using PowerShell add-appxpackage command-line, it uses the corresponding app’s package folder under WindowsApps.

The WindowsApps folder is not browsable in File Explorer by default. This is due to tight permissions assigned to the folder.

To access this folder, many users tend to take ownership of the folder and sub-folders. Some users also change the permissions for this folder and sub-folders arbitrarily, and later observe that some of the installed Store apps fail to work.

Even worse is that some users would reset the permissions for WindowsApps, its subfolders, and files (recursively) using the Icacls.exe reset command-line. This is not recommended, as the WindowsApps folder doesn’t inherit any permission entries from the parent (Program Files) folder by default. Instead, this folder has very restricted permissions, including one or more conditional ACEs.

[Fix] Windows Update Error 0x8024a105 in Windows 10

Last Updated on: August 5, 2023 by Ramesh

When you attempt to install Windows Updates, you may see this error message:

There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x8024a105)

For some users, a full reboot (restart without Fast Startup) has resolved the issue. If not, the general troubleshooting methods below ought to fix the Windows Update error 0x8024a105.Read more

Fix: File system error (-2147416359) in Windows 10/11

Last Updated on: August 8, 2023 by Ramesh

When you try to open an image file or video in a modern (UWP) app like Groove, Photos, Movies & TV, the following error may occur:

File system error (-2147416359).

The error is seen only when opening files using modern apps. The classic desktop (win32) apps are not affected by this issue. For instance, you may be able to open the same image using Windows Photo Viewer or Office Picture Manager. Likewise, the same video may open fine in VLC Player, but not in Groove, or Films & TV.

Also, nothing may happen when you launch a store app. For example, nothing happens when you attempt to launch Calculator, Calendar, Mail, Movies & TV, Photos, or any other store app for that matter.Read more

How to Fix Windows Update Error 0x80073712

Last Updated on: August 5, 2023 by Ramesh

When installing a cumulative update, .NET framework update, or a feature update, the error 0x80073712 occurs and stops the installation process. Here is the full error message verbatim: Some update files are missing or have problems. We’ll try to download the update again later. Error code: (0x80073712). Cause The error 0x80073712 (ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT) denotes that the … Read more

WordPad/Paint “Unable to create new document” Error

Last Updated on: March 24, 2024 by Ramesh

When you start WordPad or Microsoft Paint on a Windows 10 computer, the error “Unable to create new document” occurs and the program doesn’t launch. The error occurs whether you launch WordPad by running wordpad.exe or write.exe. Workaround There are two wordpad.exe and mspaint.exe executables in a Windows 10 x64 computer. You may be able … Read more

[Fix] Windows Update Error 0XC19001E1 in Windows 10

Last Updated on: August 5, 2023 by Ramesh

On some systems, the error 0XC19001E1 may occur when installing a Windows 10 feature update — e.g., when upgrading from version 1903 to 2004, 2004 to 20H1, etc. The 0XC19001e1 error is one of the vaguest error messages of all the Windows Update errors.

Feature update to Windows 10, version 1903 - 0xc19001e1

The Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient event log channel may have the following entry logged:

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient
Date: 
Event ID: 20
Task: Windows Update Agent
Level: Error
Opcode: Installation
Keyword: Installation, Failure
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Server
Description: 
Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0xC19001E1: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1903.

If you run setup using the Windows 10 Update Assistant or the Media Creation Tool, you may see the following error message:

This PC can't be upgraded to Windows 10.

Your PC has hardware that isn't ready for this version of Windows 10. No action is needed. Windows Update will offer this version of Windows 10 automatically once the issue has been resolved.

Let’s see how to fix the error 0XC19001E1 when updating Windows 10.