After installing Windows 11 Feature Update, when you right-click on an image file such as JPG, PNG, BMP, etc., and click Open With, you might see a strange entry named “Microsoft WinRT Storage API” with no icon.Read more
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How to Add “Edit with Paint” Context Menu in Windows 11
Windows 11 comes with the modern Paint app that doesn’t add the “Edit” context menu item for images. Note that Windows 10 includes the “Edit” right-click menu option by default, which launches the classic Paint app. In this article, we’ll see how to add the “Edit” option to the right-click menu for image file types in Windows 11.Read more
Fix: System Sounds Not Playing in Windows
On some systems, the system sounds don’t play even if the Sound Scheme is set to “Windows Default”. Also, if you open the Sounds Control Panel (mmsys.cpl) and click “Test”, the audio may not be played.
However, you may be able to play the C:\Windows\Media\*.wav files (and any other audio file format) separately using Windows Media Player or any other player.Read more
Why is my D drive included in System Image Backup
When you create a system image using the classic “Backup and Restore (Windows 7)” tool on a computer running Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11, your non-system drive may be incorrectly shown as “System.” Also, the non-system drive may be mandatorily included in the backup, along with the EFI/System Reserved Partition and the OS partition.Read more
How to Pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access using InvokeVerb
The Recycle Bin context menu doesn’t have the “Pin to Quick access” context menu. However, you can still pin it to Quick access using the methods in this article. We will see how to pin Recycle Bin to Quick access manually as well as using a script.Read more
How to View Image Slideshow from Folder in Windows 11
With the classic ribbon interface removed in Windows 11, the “Picture Tools” tab and the “Slideshow” button have also been removed. You may be wondering how to start a slideshow from a folder in Windows 11.Read more
How to Customize the Contacts Folder Icon in Windows
The Contacts folder is a shell folder that can be relocated like any other shell folder like Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. However, unlike other shell folders, the Contacts folder doesn’t have a “Customize” tab in the property sheet. You may be wondering how to change the Contacts folder icon.Read more
“Word has encountered a problem” Pasting from Paint to Word/Outlook
When you paste an image from the modern Paint app in Windows 11 to Microsoft Word or Microsoft Outlook, the following error may occur: Word has encountered a problem. The error message is the same when you paste the copied image (from Paint) into Outlook. However, the image may get pasted from the Clipboard after … Read more
How to Disable the Undo/Redo Feature for File Operations in Windows
When you perform a file operation (e.g., delete, rename, copy, or move a file or folder) in Windows, you’ll see the corresponding “Undo…” option in the desktop right-click menu. One of the options, “Undo Copy”, “Undo Move”, “Undo Rename”, or “Undo Delete” is shown in the context menu.Read more
Error 0x80010135 Path too long When Extracting ZIP file
When you extract a .zip file in Windows, the action gets interrupted, and you see the error “Path too log” – Error code 0x80010135.Read more