Windows comes with many built-in drivers for various hardware. When you connect a device to your computer, Windows will automatically install drivers from the driver store. If a suitable driver is unavailable in the store, you can use the vendor-supplied device driver or let Windows download the device driver automatically from the Microsoft Update servers.
On some systems, the system sounds don’t play even if the Sound Scheme is set to “Windows Default”. Also, if you open the Sounds Control Panel (mmsys.cpl) and click “Test”, the audio may not be played. However, you may be able to play the C:\Windows\Media\*.wav files (and any other audio file format) separately using Windows … Read more
When you attempt to turn on Memory Integrity in Windows Security, the Windows Security page scans the drivers to check their compatibility with the Core Isolation/Memory Integrity feature. If there are incompatible drivers found, the list of incompatible drivers is shown. You’ll be asked to address the issue before enabling Memory Integrity.
When you log in to your Windows computer, the following error message windows may pop up: RunDLL There was a problem starting StartupCheckLibrary.dll The specified module could not be found.
When you open Task Manager and click on the Startup tab, it may show up empty. You may see a message that reads “There are no startup items to display”. This issue may happen even though you have many startup entries in the Run registry keys.
Windows supports many auto-start launch points from where you can launch programs at the startup. There are many registry startup locations in addition to the Startup and Common Startup folders. On some computers, when you place a program shortcut in the Startup folder or the Run registry keys, one or more programs may not auto-start … Read more
The Win + Shift + S keyboard shortcut, powered by the Snip & Sketch tool, allows you to quickly take a screenshot of a particular screen area or the entire screen. Some users are facing a situation where the hotkey combination doesn’t work on their Windows 10 computer. For instance, nothing may happen when you use the hotkeys. Or … Read more
Your system may slow down to a crawl, and when you open Task Manager, you may find the Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service (sppsvc) utilizing very high CPU (ranging anywhere from 30% to 75%) for a considerably long time. You may be wondering why the Software Protection service is consuming enormous resources.
In the aftermath of malware infection, when you open the Services MMC on a Windows 10 or 11 computer, you may find that the Windows Defender (“Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service”) service is missing from the Services MMC. The Windows Security settings “Security at a glance” page may show up empty as in the following screenshot. … Read more
Software developers compile separate executable files (.EXE or .DLL) for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) systems. The 64-bit version of the program is usually denoted by suffixing 64 or x64 with the filename — e.g., sigcheck.exe vs. sigcheck64.exe. In some cases, the bitness notation may be missing, and you may be wondering if the executable is … Read more
