Generally if you are using a 2-in-1 device which can be used as a laptop as well as a tablet and you detach the keyboard from the device, Windows 10 shows a notification toast asking for your permission to switch…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this annoying issue. He was using Google Chrome web browser. Whenever he was trying to press Arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll up or down on webpages, Chrome was not scrolling the…
If you noticed that suddenly Microsoft Office PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) were automatically installed in your Windows 10 operating system, you are not alone. Many Windows 10 users are complaining about this bug or issue. They found that Office apps…
Since a few days, I was facing this annoying problem in Mozilla Firefox web browser. Whenever I tried to open Twitter website (main homepage, user profile pages, tweets, etc), I received following error message: [Problem loading page] Oops. The site…
Today in this article, I’m going to address this annoying issue 3rd time. Many readers have contacted me regarding this issue, so today I decided to create an all-in-one troubleshooting article to fix this issue. I’ll try to discuss all…
SUMMARY: If you upgraded or installed new version of Mozilla Firefox web browser and suddenly multimedia keys present on your computer keyboard stopped working in other media apps such as Spotify, iTunes, etc, this article will help you in fixing…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue. When he opened Settings -> Personalization -> Colors page in Windows 10 Settings, all options were locked or grayed out on the page and the user was unable to select or…
SUMMARY: If you use automatic login functionality in Windows 10 using “control userpasswords2” or “netplwiz” commands and you found that the required “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox is missing or removed in…
SUMMARY: If you are not getting upgrade to Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) on Windows Update and want to manually and forcefully upgrade to the latest feature update, this article will help you. Microsoft released the latest Windows…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue. A suspicious process “User OOBE Broker” was continuously running in background in his Windows 10 computer system. Whenever he checked using Task Manager, the process was always running in background. [PROBLEM]…
Many AskVG readers have reported us in past that they are unable to upgrade to latest Insider Preview build via Windows Update in their Windows 10 computers. Whenever they check for new builds using Windows Update, it always shows “You’re…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue in Mozilla Firefox web browser. He was getting following error message while trying to play a YouTube movie in Firefox: Firefox is installing components needed to play the audio or video…
PROBLEM SYMPTOM: You are using the new Microsoft Edge web browser. Whenever you try to type something in the address bar (URL bar) or Search box, the web browser crashes. For example, you are trying to type a website URL…
PROBLEM SYMPTOM: If a user tries to register for Windows Hello fingerprint scan using Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-in Options page, Windows 10 shows following error message: That fingerprint has already been set up on another account. Try a different…
This tutorial will help you in successfully uninstalling and removing new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser (which was automatically installed via Windows Update) from your Windows 10 operating system. Microsoft doesn’t allow uninstallation or removal of new Microsoft Edge web…
This article contains solution to fix annoying startup notification sound issue which occurs when you restart your Samsung smartphone. I have faced this issue in Samsung Galaxy S9, S10, S20, Note 10 and other A Series and M Series mobile…
Recently I received a message from an AskVG reader containing following issue: About a week ago, I began to get the “Windows cannot find /filepath/. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.” I got this for…
SUMMARY: Microsoft is rolling out the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users via Windows Update. Microsoft Edge will be automatically downloaded and installed on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices from Windows Updates. If…
PROBLEM SYMPTOM: In Windows 10, as soon as the user tries to print a document or other files, the printer is unable to print. No output comes from the printer. The Print Spooler service may generate and display error messages…
If you upgraded or installed the latest Windows 10 feature update which is May 2020 Update version 2004 (build 19041) in your computer and Start Menu is not working, this article will help you in fixing the issue. Many readers…
This tutorial will help you in enabling or disabling password requirement on wake up from sleep or hibernate in Windows 10 and previous Windows versions. Recently one AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue. He was using Sleep or Hibernate…
Many Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users have reported us that suddenly their browser started showing thick black border around text fields, drop-down boxes, buttons, etc items on web pages. As soon as users click inside a text box to…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this problem in Windows 10. The option “Choose where to get apps” in Windows 10 Settings was grayed out i.e. disabled and the reader was unable to modify it. Actually Windows 10 comes…
Recently a reader contacted me regarding this weird issue, so I decided to publish a dedicated article containing its solution so that other people can also take benefit of it. PROBLEM SYMPTOM: Whenever you try to open or launch a…
Yesterday while preparing images for MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe process article, I noticed a new program listed in Windows 10 startup apps list. I found a new program “Opera Browser Assistant” present in startup programs list as shown in following screenshot: The publisher…
Many times we are unable to connect to Internet such as after installing some software, tweaking some settings, modifying Windows registry or upgrading hardware drivers. We get error messages with random error codes and many times we see an exclamation…
In this troubleshooting article, we are going to address a very weird and annoying problem related to the built-in OneNote app in Windows 10 operating system. Windows 10 comes preinstalled or bundled with OneNote app and you can launch OneNote…
Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this weird and annoying issue encountered in Windows 10. He upgraded his computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10. After upgrade, he was unable to unmaximize or restore down program windows in Windows…
UPDATE: The method given in this tutorial should work in disabling flash messages popups and “Class 0 Messages” shown by almost all SIMs (prepaid/postpaid) which are provided by different Indian telecom service providers or network operators such as Airtel, Idea,…
If you are getting “You don’t have permission to shut down this computer” error message while trying to shut down or restart your computer in Windows 7 or Windows 10 operating systems, this article will help you in fixing the…