When you try to install a cumulative update or a Feature on Demand component like .NET Framework 3.5, one of the following errors may occur:
Error 0x800F081F Error 0x800f0831
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[Fix] VCLibs UWPDesktop 14.0.33728.0 x64 “Bad Image” Error
Summary: In this article, we’ll learn how to repair the VCLibs UWPDesktop 14.0.33728.0 x64 modules. The procedure is similar to the VCLibs x64 14.0.33519.0 “Bad Image” error fix we saw in an earlier article.
When you launch Notepad, Store, Paint, Photos, or any other Store app on a Windows 11 system, the “Bad Image” error may occur.Read more
How to Refresh Thumbnails of Folder Shortcuts (.lnk)
When you create a desktop shortcut to a folder, the folder shortcut thumbnail icon reflects what was in the folder it points to at creation. Later, when you add or remove files to the target folder, the folder thumbnails get updated dynamically, but the folder shortcut thumbnails remain the same. Even pressing F5 does not refresh the folder shortcut thumbs.
As you may have known, you can refresh the folder shortcut thumbnails by clearing and rebuilding the thumbnail cache. But here’s a simpler script solution to refresh the folder shortcut thumbnails without rebuilding the thumbnails cache.Read more
Bcdboot “Failure when initializing library system volume”
When you run the Bcdboot command to copy boot files to the EFI system partition, the following error may occur:
Failure when initializing library system volume.
Metadata staging failed with Error 0x80070490 – DeviceSetupManager 131
If you open the Event Viewer, the Microsoft-Windows-DeviceSetupManager/Admin event log may have hundreds of DeviceSetupManager (Event ID: 131) entries. The entries contain the following data: Metadata staging failed, result=0x80070490 for container ‘{GUID}’ (or) Metadata staging failed, result=0x800704D9 for container ‘{GUID}’ The above events are generated by the Device Setup Manager (DsmSvc) service, which enables the … Read more
Fix: Desktop Background Resets to “Solid color”
When you access Personalize in Settings and set the background to “Picture”, it immediately reverts to “Solid color”. Let’s see how to fix this issue.Read more
Fix: WLAN AutoConfig (WlanSvc) Service Error 3
When you attempt to start the WLAN AutoConfig service (WlanSvc) in Windows 10 or 11, the error code “3” appears.
Windows could not start the WLAN AutoConfig service on Local Computer. Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified.
Fix: Wireless Display Optional Feature Fails to Install
Wireless Display is a feature-on-demand (FOD) package that adds the Connect application. This application allows other devices to wirelessly project to this computer and requires Miracast-capable hardware.
When you install the Wireless Display FOD package via Optional Features in Settings, it may not install successfully. Some of the common errors you may encounter are 0x80070490 and 0x800f0950.
Purchased Windows Pro Upgrade but it Installed Enterprise Edition
When you upgrade your Windows 10 or 11 Home Edition to Professional Edition by purchasing the Pro upgrade for 99$ from the Microsoft Store, it may install the Enterprise Edition on systems. You wonder why the upgrade procedure installed the wrong edition (i.e., Enterprise) and how to switch to the Pro edition.Read more
How to Read Chkdsk Log in the Event Viewer
The Chkdsk utility checks the file system and file system metadata of a volume for logical and physical errors and repairs them. When you run Chkdsk c: /r and schedule it for the next boot, Chkdsk runs the scan during the next boot.Read more