The Microsoft PC Manager app offers features such as one-click boost, storage clean-up, file management, and protection of your default settings from unauthorized changes. It’s available via the Microsoft Store.
However, the Microsoft PC Manager app may not be available for some users when they search for it in the Microsoft Store.Read more
HEVC is an image and video encoding format and the default image codec used with HEIF. HEIF files containing HEVC-encoded images are also known as HEIC files. When you double-click a .heif or a HEVC (.heic) file, the Photos app opens and shows an error message asking you to install the required codec from the Microsoft Store.Read more
When you open a .zip file and run an enclosed file without extracting the contents to a folder, the following error may appear:
Compressed (zipped) Folder Error Windows cannot complete the extraction. The destination file could not be created.
When you install apps in the Microsoft Store, the error code 0x80073D0A may appear.
App installation failed with error message: error 0x80073D0A: Failed to install package <package name> because the firewall service is not running. Ensure that the firewall service is enabled and started. (0x80073d0a)
When you install a cumulative update, it may fail with the error code 0xe0000100.
The error code 0xe0000100 (“ERROR_WRONG_INF_STYLE”) denotes, “The style of the INF is different than what was requested.” The cumulative update most likely encountered one or more blank or corrupt INFs when servicing the driver packages.Read more
After uninstalling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Virtual Machine Platform using OptionalFeatures.exe, the “Linux” icon may remain in the Desktop and File Explorer navigation pane.Read more
If Task Manager shows COM Surrogate occupying high CPU or memory usage, it’s most likely a miner. It’s a fake COM Surrogate process whose name might be DlIHost.exe (DLIHOST.EXE) instead of DllHost.exe.Read more
When you create a System Restore point, the error code 0x8004231F may occur.
The restore point could not be created for the following reason: Insufficient storage available to create either the shadow copy storage file or other shadow copy data. (0x8004231F) Please try again.
When you create a Windows 10 or 11 USB setup disk using the Media Creation Tool, the USB stick is formatted as NTFS. However, if your system is somewhat old and doesn’t have a BIOS update, it may not boot from the NTFS-formatted USB stick when the boot mode is UEFI (UEFI-only). We have seen issue on ASUS systems. This happens regardless of the secure boot setting in UEFI.Read more
After updating Paint 3D to version 6.2405.19017.0, Paint 3D may be missing in the Open With dialog and Default apps. The ms-paint: protocol now opens the standard Paint app instead of Paint 3D. Also, the Edit with Paint 3D context menu doesn’t work correctly or it launches the regular Paint app.Read more