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Take Ownership of a Registry Key And Assign Full Permissions

Last Updated on: November 24, 2020 by Ramesh

Certain areas of the Windows registry cannot be accessed due to the Permissions assigned (or lack thereof) for those keys. For instance, some registry keys are owned by the LocalSystem account, and some are owned by TrustedInstaller. There are legitimate cases where you need to access a registry key to modify or retrieve a setting, … Read more

Fix “Error 2” When Starting the Security Center Service in Windows 7

Last Updated on: June 24, 2019 by Ramesh

After a malware attack, your Action Center may report that the Security Center service has stopped… .. and when you click the button to turn on the service, the following error may show up: Windows could not start the Security Center service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified. This … Read more

Fix Explorer.exe Error with Yellow Exclamation at Startup

Last Updated on: February 6, 2022 by Ramesh

When you log on to your user account in Windows 8 or 10, Explorer.exe error message with yellow exclamation may appear, containing no message text. This may occur mainly in the aftermath of removing malware from the system.

File Association Fixes for Windows 8

Last Updated on: November 29, 2020 by Ramesh

Some file association settings got mangled in your system? This page contains the default file association settings (.reg files) for some common file types. These fixes are applicable for Windows® 8 systems only.Read more

How to Display Build Info, Edition and WinDir Path on the Desktop

Last Updated on: July 13, 2021 by Ramesh

Here is a neat little registry edit for Windows 8 and Windows 10 systems that shows the build information and Windows version on the lower right corner of the desktop as a watermark.

The good old PaintDesktopVersion registry edit still works in Windows 8 and Windows 10, but there is another way to display the same information in addition to the Windows installation directory name.Read more

Fix Windows Search Service Error 2 After Upgrading to Windows 8.1

Last Updated on: May 12, 2019 by Ramesh

When you start the Windows Search service in your Windows 8.1 computer, the following error may occur and the search service fails to start.

Windows could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer.

Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

Fix: “View Reliability History” (Reliability Monitor) is Completely Blank

Last Updated on: June 26, 2019 by Ramesh

When you try to view the reliability history (Reliability Monitor) of your computer via Control Panel or Action Center, the reliability history page may be completely blank/empty. This can happen if the Task Scheduler Service or RACTask scheduled job is disabled in your computer.

To re-enable tracking of events by the Reliability Monitor, use these steps:Read more

Fix for Network Connections Service (Netman) Error 1083

Last Updated on: May 12, 2019 by Ramesh

When you open Network Connections folder in your Windows computer, the folder may be completely blank. In some cases the following error may show up:

The Network Connections Folder was unable to retrieve the list of Network adapters on your machine.

Please make sure that the Network Connections service is enabled and running.

And when you try to start the Network Connections service, error 1083 shows up. Here is the full error message:Read more

How to Find the Current Wallpaper File Name and Path in Windows 10/11

Last Updated on: January 27, 2022 by Ramesh

If you’re using the Desktop background slideshow or third-party wallpaper changer software and want to find the file name of the currently displayed desktop wallpaper, then this article is for you. The current wallpaper path is are stored in the registry but is not displayed in the modern Personalize settings page in Windows 10/11.

This post tells you how to find the current wallpaper file name and path in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.Read more

Fix for Base Filtering Engine (BFE) Service Error 1083

Last Updated on: April 12, 2023 by Ramesh

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When you try to start the Windows Firewall in a Windows computer, you may get a message stating that the the Base Filtering Engine (BFE) service is not running, and any attempts to start the BFE service may result in the error 1083:

Windows could not start the Base Filtering Engine service on Local Computer.

Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service.