If the progress of Windows 11 Installation Assistant or Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99% for more than four hours, here’s something you can try.Read more
Windows 11 ISO Download Blocked: Unable to complete your request
When you attempt to download the Windows ISO, mainly the Windows 11 ISO, from the official Microsoft ISO download page, the following error occurs, and your download is blocked.Read more
0x80070003 – 0x20008 – Windows 10/11 Feature Update Error
When you attempt to install a Feature Update, the error code 0x80070003 – 0x20008 may appear.
The Setupact.log file may show the following contents:Read more
Windows 11 Installation Assistant Error 0xc00000f0
When you try to upgrade to Windows 11 using Windows 11 Installation Assistant, the error code error code 0xc00000f0 may appear at 79%. Or the setup gets stuck at Step 3 of 3: 99% during installation for more than 6 hours.Read more
SetupPlatform.exe Error 0xc0000005 During Windows Setup
When you install a Windows 10/11 Feature Update, the setup process may go until 87% and close automatically with an exception error 0xc0000005 that is recorded in the setup logs. A crash dump file may also be generated.
Setupact.log (in the Panther directory) contains these entries:Read more
How to Remove the YPSX_CLOUD, Agile2.vbs, YTPX Malware
A new malware emerged in the 1st week of August 2023 that has infected many computers already. The origin of the malware is yet to be traced, but the malware adds six scheduled tasks, each of which runs rhc.exe, wscript.exe agile2.vbs, ytcheckts.vbs, and php.exe.Read more
Why is “Extend Volume” Grayed out in Disk Management
When you try to extend a volume in Disk Management, the Extend Volume option may be grayed out even though there is unallocated space on the disk.Read more
Microsoft VC++ Redistributable Error 0x80070661
When you run the Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable setup, the error code 0x80070661 may occur:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (Arm64) Setup Failed One or more issues caused the setup to fail. Please fix the issues and then retry setup. For more informatin see the log file. 0x80070661 - This installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your product vendor.
Add “Play All” Right-Click Menu for Music and Video Files in Windows 11
Using a registry tweak discussed in this article, you can add the “Play all” command to the right-click menu to play all music or video files in the current folder.
The classic ribbon UI in Windows 10 was awesome. But the new File Explorer UI in Windows 11 lacks functionality. It doesn’t have the much useful command buttons for Slideshow, Play All option for music and video files, Email, Zip, etc.
SecurityHealthService “The service is not responding to the control function” Error
The Windows Security app may not open or the window may appear blank. When you try to start “Windows Security Service” (SecurityHealthService) via Services MMC or command-line, it may get stuck in the “START_PENDING” state and the following error may appear:
The service is not responding to the control function.
