In Windows 10, application and system notifications are shown as toasts, instead of the balloon-tip style notification we’ve seen since Windows 2000/XP. Toast notifications disappear quickly whereas the balloon tip notifications appear on the screen as long as we have the mouse pointer hovering over the balloon. For some users, the balloon style notification suits well. Fortunately the Windows XP-style balloon tips can be activated in Windows 10 using a registry edit or via Group Policy.
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“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)
Take Ownership of a Registry Key And Assign Full Permissions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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