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)
PC Health Check app Error “Your organization manages updates”
When you run Microsoft’s PC Health Check app to check if your system is compatible with Windows 11, the following message appears: Your organization manages updates on this PC Also, when you open Windows Update in Settings, the error “Some settings are managed by your organization” appears. Clicking “View configured update policies” shows the list … Read more
MBR2GPT | Cannot find OS partition(s)
MBR2GPT.EXE is a built-in console tool that converts a disk from the Master Boot Record (MBR) to the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition style without modifying or deleting data on the disk.
When you run MBR2GPT to validate the disk before converting it to GPT, the following error may occur:
Cannot find OS partition(s) for disk 0
Fix: WMI consuming High CPU and Memory
When you open Task Manager to investigate a sluggish computer, you may see that the WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe) process uses a lot of CPU and memory. Read more
How to Determine WinRE Partition’s Capacity and Free Disk Space
Disk Management always tells you that the EFI and Recovery partitions have 100% free space, which is incorrect. Disk Management cannot enumerate those two partitions because of the TypeID and attributes used for the EFI and Recovery partitions.Read more
How to Determine where a File was Downloaded from
You may have downloaded a file weeks ago and want to find out where it was downloaded from. You may determine that by reading the alternate data streams for that file. When you download a file and save the file in an NTFS volume, the zone information for the file is stored in the NTFS alternate data streams (ADS).Read more
Fix: Error 0x80070652 – Another installation is already in progress
When you install a software package that uses the Windows Installer technology, the error code 0x80070652 appears. The entire error message is below: Setup Failed 0x80070652 – Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install. This error may occur even though no other installation windows are open. Cause The … Read more