After installing and uninstalling TeraBox, the Terabox entry may remain under “Devices and drives” on This PC. It may look like a ghost storage entry, as in the following screenshot.Read more
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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 remove all non-numeric characters from filename
One of our readers asked how to remove non-numeric characters from file names using the Microsoft PowerToys PowerRename tool. You can accomplish the task using regex.Read more
Convert a Dynamic disk to Basic (using Freeware) without Losing Data
If you’ve inadvertently converted your disk to a dynamic disk using Disk Management, you can revert it to a basic disk using the built-in diskpart command. Dynamic disks have been deprecated in Windows and are no longer recommended. Here’s a Microsoft article that explains how to convert a dynamic disk to a basic.
Change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk | Microsoft Learn
However, the biggest drawback to using the built-in tools is that volumes on the dynamic disk must be deleted before converting it to basic.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
How to Enable Windows Installer in Safe Mode
When you attempt to run an installer package in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with networking, one of the following errors may occur: 0x80070641 – The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. Please fix the issues and then retry setup. (or) The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you … Read more
Fix: Netsh.exe Error 0xc0000142 at Shutdown
When you shut down or restart the computer, the netsh.exe error may appear. The full error message is below:
netsh.exe - Application Error The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application.
Fix: System Image Backup Error 0x80780119
When you create a system image using the built-in System Image Backup tool in Windows 10 or 11, the error code 0x80780119 may appear.
The backup failed. There is not enough disk space to create the volume shadow copy on the storage location. Make sure that, for all volumes to be backed up, the minimum required disk space for shadow copy creation is available. This applies to both the backup storage destination and volumes included in the backup. Minimum requirement. For volumes less than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 50 megabytes of free space. For volumes more than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 320 megabytes of free space. Recommended: At least 1 gigabyte of free disk space on each volume if volume size is more than 1 gigabyte (0x80780119)