Every once in a while, Internet Explorer resets the toolbar layout and I need to customize them the way I want, every time this happens. I have Google Toolbar and the default Links toolbar enabled, which I have docked to the extreme right, showing only the chevron. Occasionally Internet Explorer (or probably one of the … Read more
Sometimes in Windows Explorer, users may not be able to select more than one file or folder. Using the Select All option, SHIFT + Click or CTRL + Click key combos to select multiple files or folders, may not work. Here is how to fix the single select problem in Windows Explorer.
Summary: Windows 10’s File Explorer stalls saying “Working on it…” during the folder type automatic discovery process. And in earlier versions of Windows, Windows may sometimes assign incorrect template for folders if the content discovery or sniffing goes wrong or the folder view settings in the registry are messed up.
To restart Explorer to test a registry setting without a reboot, we usually terminate the Explorer shell (explorer.exe) using Task Manager. The Task Manager method is like forcibly killing the process instead of terminating it cleanly. Jeff, a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft, posted a great tip on how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe … Read more
The Windows Task Manager does not list the creation time and date of running processes. To get this info, you may use one of these methods.
Out of all the built-in troubleshooting tools in Windows, Task Manager is probably the most useful tool. Almost every end-user knows what to do when an application stalls. They just fire up Task Manager using Ctrl + Shift + Esc and end the nonresponsive task. Also, Task Manager can be an extremely valuable tool to … Read more
Many users are currently seeing the NSIS error on their systems, although they haven’t installed any new program. The error may appear every hour. It’s possible that a scheduled task triggers it.
The PATH is a variable that Windows uses to locate needed executables, especially from the command line. Unfortunately, there are situations where users accidentally delete the PATH variable. This can happen when users inadvertently overwrite the PATH data rather than appending them. There are also cases where some buggy applications or installers have wiped out … Read more
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.
Summary: This article explains the various methods to view the permissions for any Service in Windows. It also covers the tools and methods to modify the service permissions easily. Just as file system objects and registry keys have permissions, each service in Windows can have a set of permissions. The permission entries for a service … Read more
