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How to Prevent Auto redirection from IE to Edge for unsupported sites

Last Updated on: April 9, 2021 by Ramesh

Since Windows 10 version 20H2, Internet Explorer redirects users to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) when they visit websites that don’t support Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge Chromium version 84 and higher have this feature. Many modern websites have designs that are incompatible with Internet Explorer. When the Internet Explorer user visits an unsupported website (e.g., Facebook, Internet Archive, … Read more

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.

How to Change Windows Fax and Scan Default Save Location

Last Updated on: February 22, 2023 by Ramesh

Windows Fax and Scan stores the scanned images and fax documents in the Scanned Documents folder located under your Documents folder. If the Documents folder is relocated, the Windows Fax and Scan follows the Documents folder.

If you want to move the Scanned Documents folder to a different directory or drive without relocating the Documents folder, here are a couple of options for you.Read more

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.

How to Reset File and Folder Permissions to Default (Inherited ACLs) in Windows

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

Incorrect permission entries assigned for a user account can prevent programs from accessing the file or folder. Or it may cause unauthorized users to have full access to the objects. In some cases, there may be a reference to obsolete user accounts (or SIDs) in the ACL (permissions list) that you want to clean up.

Have you modified the NTFS permissions for a file or folder wrongly, and want to revert to default (inherited ACLs)?

This article tells you how to replace the file or folder permissions with default inherited permissions quickly using the icacls.exe command-line. The information applies to all versions of Windows, from Windows Vista through Windows 10.

Compressed (Zipped) Folder Error “File not found or no read permission”

Published on: November 4, 2020 by Ramesh

When you try to create a compressed (zipped) folder in Windows 10, the following error occurs:

Compressed (zipped) Folders Error

File not found or no read permission.

You may have noticed that this error doesn’t happen on drives formatted as FAT32. This article explains why this problem occurs and how to resolve this error.Read more

[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