When you attempt to install the KB4516065 Monthly Rollup Update (September 10, 2019) on your Windows 7 computer, the error 80092004 appears.Read more
Error Messages
Media Creation Tool Error 0x80072F8F – 0x20000 in Windows 7/8
When you attempt to upgrade to Windows 10 from a Windows 7/8 computer using Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, the error 0x80072F8F - 0x20000 may appear. The full error message verbatim is below:Read more
You’ll need a new app to open this windowsdefender link
After installing the Windows 11 Feature Update, you may notice that the Windows Defender Security settings page can’t be opened. Nothing may happen when you open the Windows Security dashboard, or the following error may occur when you do so:Read more
Fix for Malwarebytes Error “Unable to connect the Service”
When you try to open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) software on your Windows computer, you may receive the following error:
Unable to start Unable to connect the Service
If you attempt to start the “Malwarebytes Service” (MBAMService) service via Services MMC (services.msc), the following error may occur:
Windows could not start the Malwarebytes Service service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.
Additionally, when you check the dependencies of any service in the Services MMC, the following error is shown:
Service Dependencies Win32: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.
The above errors occur if the “Windows Management Instrumentation” (WinMgmt) service is not running.Read more
[Fix] File History “The parameter is incorrect” Error
File History may have been working all these years correctly. But, of late, you may have noticed that File History backups stopped working even though the File History settings page says the feature is turned on.
To make it work again, users may attempt to clean up old versions of File History backups to free up the disk space. However, doing so may cause the error “The parameter is incorrect.” Here’s the full error message verbatim:
File History Cleanup Could not clean up File History data The parameter is incorrect.
[Fix] StartupCheckLibrary.dll and Winscomrssrv.dll Error at Startup
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.
[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
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