Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Error 0x80072f76 – 0x20017

media creation tool error 0x80072f76

When you run the Media Creation Tool (MCT), you may see this error:

There was a problem running this tool.
We’re not sure what happened, but we’re unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. Error code: 0x80072F76 – 0x20017

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How to Hide Neighborhood Wireless Networks (SSID) on Your Computer?

list of ssid wi-fi networks

When you click on the Wi-Fi icon in the Notification area, you’ll see the list of Wireless network broadcasts that are within your connection range. If you’re an apartment dweller, you’ll see many SSIDs from your neighborhood which are of absolutely no use to you. You can clear the clutter by hiding those unneeded SSIDs from the list.Read more

Stop Auto Reopen of Programs after Restart in Windows 10

classic shutdown dialog windows

One of the many small changes in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is that the operating system can now automatically reopen programs that were running before shutdown or restart. If you shut down Windows 10 with some apps open, some of them are relaunched at next startup, which is undesirable; to put it fairly, it can be annoying for many. How to disable this feature?Read more

Photos App Mouse Wheel Settings: Scroll to Zoom or View Prev/Next [Windows 10]

Photos app settings - mouse wheel function windows 10

When viewing a single photo in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (Windows 7), rotating the mouse scroll button used to zoom the image, and most people expected the same with new Photos app in Windows 10.

In early builds of Windows 10, the Photos app included the behavior of scrolling prev/next photos with the mouse wheel. Then in one of the interim builds, the functionality was changed, where mouse wheel started zooming. Some users were not happy with this inconsistency.Read more