The traditional MSI (Microsoft Installer) based installation allowed you to install or uninstall individual office products (e.g., Word, Excel, or PowerPoint). But the Office click-to-run (CTR) installations don’t allow installation choices. Click-to-Run is the technology used to install Microsoft 365, and most versions of Office 2013 and newer.Read more
[Fix] Microsoft Outlook Cannot Preview PDF Attachments
Microsoft Outlook has attachment preview support wherein you can preview the file attachments without having to open the respective program. For this, Outlook utilizes the existing preview handler modules added by individual programs.
This article describes the various type of PDF attachment preview issues that users face in Microsoft Outlook/Outlook 365, and outlines the fixes for each type of issue.
Editor’s note: The PDF preview issues are usually caused if the installed Office/Outlook version is 32-bit, but your PDF reader is 64-bit. This issue seems to arise with a recent update of your PDF reader application (e.g., Acrobat Reader DC) from 32-bit to 64-bit. In this article, let’s see every typical PDF preview issue users face.Read more
Windows 11 Default Services Configuration and Permissions
The Windows 11 Services configuration defaults are provided on this page. The settings below are gathered from a Windows 11 Pro PC (clean install, rather than upgrade).
Updated on June 13, 2024 for Windows 11 Pro 23H2.
Note that some of these services may not be found in your system, depending upon the edition of Windows 11 you’ve installed. Also, you may find some non-Microsoft services (e.g., Intel services) in the list, which you may not find on your computer.
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[Fix] Error “Windows Photo Viewer can’t display this picture”
When you try to preview an image file (JPEG/PNG) using Windows Photo Viewer, the preview would be blank and the following error message is displayed:
Windows Photo Viewer can't display this picture because there might not be enough memory available on your computer. Close some programs that you aren't using or free some hard disk space (if it's almost full), and then try again.
It’s a misleading error message, as in most cases, it may not have anything to do with the system memory. The Windows Photo Viewer error is caused due to color profile metadata (ICC_Profile) embedded into the JPG image(s).
(You can reproduce the issue by transferring images from your Android/iOS mobile and previewing the image using Windows Photo Viewer on your computer. Another possibility is that your system has multiple video cards and the issue happens on the secondary graphics card only. Switching over to the primary video card may resolve the error.)
However, other utilities like IrfanView, GIMP, or the built-in/modern Photos app would be able to open the image correctly. This issue is limited to Windows Photo Viewer (and perhaps Windows Live Photo Gallery) only.Read more
COMDLG32.OCX Missing or Dependencies not Registered
The comdlg32.ocx module is used by classic Visual Basic programs. This ActiveX control is responsible for the functionality of common dialog boxes in your VB application. Common dialog boxes include the Open and Save As file dialog boxes; the Find and Replace editing dialog boxes; the Print, Print Setup, Page Setup printing dialog boxes, etc.Read more
Fix: MRT.exe Blocked by System Administrator
When you attempt to run the MRT.exe or the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) on your Windows computer, the following error may appear:
This app has been blocked by your system administrator.Read more
Component COMCTL32.OCX or dependencies not registered: file missing or invalid
When you attempt to run a program created using Visual Basic (classic VB) on a Windows 11/10 computer, the following error may occur:
Run-time error '339': Component 'COMCTL32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
MSCOMCTL.OCX or dependencies not registered, file is missing
When you attempt to run a program created using Visual Basic 6.0 or Visual FoxPro 6.0 on a Windows 11/10 computer, the following error may occur:
Component 'MSCOMCTL.OCX' or one of its dependencies not registered: a file is missing or invalid
Let’s see how to fix this error on any version of Windows, including Windows 11.Read more
How to Recover Deleted Files Using Windows File Recovery (WFR)
Did you accidentally delete an important file? Have you wiped clean your hard drive? Unsure of what to do with corrupted data? Windows File Recovery can help recover your personal data.
Windows File Recovery (WFR) is a command-line app from Microsoft. It can help you recover lost files deleted from your local storage device (including internal drives, external drives, and USB devices) that cannot be restored from the Recycle Bin.Read more
“Turn on fast startup” option missing in Windows 11/10
Fast Startup is a feature in Windows 8/10/11 that speeds up the boot process significantly. With the Fast Startup feature enabled, when the user shuts down the computer, what happens under the hood is a hybrid shutdown sequence.
However, on some computers, the Fast Startup and Hibernate features will be missing. When you open Power Options in the classic Control Panel, the “Turn on fast startup (recommended)” option may be missing.Read more