When running the installer or setup file for a program, Windows 10 may display the message “This App has Been Blocked for Your Protection” and prevent the file from running. This is done for some very valid reasons. Windows 10 has set some strict guidelines for Windows Desktop Apps certification requirements, and if the application you’re trying to install doesn’t clear some of important checklists, the User Account Control blocks the app from installing.Read more
Error Messages
Fix “Can not find script file C:\WINDOWS\run.vbs” at Logon
When you log on to your computer, the error “Can not find script file C:\WINDOWS\run.vbs” with Windows Script Host in the title is shown on a blank screen with a black background. This happens if malware has modified the Userinit registry value, replacing the Windows default value data with a VBScript filename.Read more
Run as Administrator Option Missing or Does Nothing; File Association Error
Symptoms
Case 1: When you right-click on an executable file or a shortcut, the Run as Administrator may be missing. From Windows 10 or 11 Start menu, if you right-click a program, click More, and select Run as administrator, nothing may happen.Read more
Fix for “An App Default was Reset” Windows 10 Resets File Associations
This post explains why Windows 10 resets your file associations for file types supported by modern apps like 3d Builder, Zune music, Zune video (Movies & TV), Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Edge Chromium.
Fix Open with “Choose another app” Error Program Not Associated
When you right-click a file, and select Open with… in a Windows 10/11 computer, the following error may appear:
This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel.
Clicking a Hyperlink in Outlook Prompts to Select a Browser, With IE set as default
When you click a hyperlink in Outlook 2007 or 2010 with Internet Explorer set as the default, the Open With window (“How do you want to open this?” dialog) appears with the list of browser choices. This is an issue in Windows 10 with Outlook 2007 or 2010 installed, and Internet Explorer set as the default browser.Read more
Error “The folder can’t be moved here” Moving Documents/Pictures, Caused by OneDrive
If you’ve OneDrive options set to save documents and pictures in OneDrive, instead of This PC, the shell folders Documents, Pictures, and its three sub-folders Saved Pictures, Camera Roll, and Screenshots, are redirected to the OneDrive folder.
With this setting on, the user can’t use the Location tab in the special folder properties to move them or restore the default location. In doing so, Access is denied — The folder can’t be moved here error would appear.
Fix Disk Defragmenter Error “Storage optimization cannot start”
When you start the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows 8 or 10, the following error occurs and the Disk Defragmenter window doesn’t open.
Storage optimization cannot start because the task scheduler service is not running. Start the task scheduler service and try again.Read more
“System Image Backup” Error 0x80070716 After Upgrading to Windows 10
When you click the System Image Backup option in the File History window, Error 0x80070716 may be shown and the System Image Backup page doesn’t open.
An internal error has occured
The specified resource name cannot be found in the
image file. (0x80070716)
This can be fixed by deleting a registry value which may have been carried over from the previous Windows installation. Use these steps:
(Thanks RArandes_91)
Fix “The User Profile Service service failed the logon” New User Profile Error in Windows 7
When you logon to a newly created user profile for the first time, the profile may not load and the following error is seen:
The User Profile Service service failed the logon.
User profile cannot be loaded.
User profile cannot be loaded.
