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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…
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This article will help you if you want to know following things: What is MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe process running in Task Manager in Windows and how to disable or remove it and stop it from running in background? How to disable or…
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On March 23, 2020, Microsoft published a security advisory ADV200006 (Type 1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability) about limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in Adobe Type Manager Library. The vulnerability is present in all Windows versions…
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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…
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If your Desktop wallpaper suddenly changed to solid Black color in your Windows 7 computer, this tutorial will help you in fixing the issue and applying desired wallpaper again on your Desktop. Once you follow simple steps given in this…
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If you are getting “The file is too large for the destination file system” error message while copying files to your USB drive and want to know how to fix this error message, this tutorial will help you. PROBLEM SYMPTOM:…
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If you are regularly or randomly receiving “Your Windows 7 PC is out of support” full screen banner or warning pop-up (similar to the infamous Blue Screen of Death or BSOD) in your Windows 7 computer and want to disable…
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Yes, you read it right. After completing 10 years, Windows 7 has reached End of Life (EOL) or End of Support (EOS) today on January 14, 2020 which means Windows 7 is now no longer supported by Microsoft. Microsoft will…
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Today while setting up a Windows 7 machine, I faced a very annoying problem. I was installing various software and Internet connection was working fine in the computer but suddenly the Internet connection lost and the network connection icon in…
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SUMMARY: Testing or Insider Preview builds (Release Candidate, Beta, Developer and Canary) of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser are available for public download for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Linux and MacOS. UPDATE 5: Microsoft Edge RC…
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Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue. He was getting “CredSSP encryption oracle remediation” error message while trying to use Remote Desktop Connection program. PROBLEM SYMPTOM: Whenever you try to use Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) to a server…
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In previous article, we told you about the annoying End of Support (EOS) or End of Life (EOL) reminder notification message which is showing in several Windows 7 computers. Windows 7 End of Support Notification Full Detailed Review and Information…
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If you are using Windows 7 operating system in your computer, you might have received following End of Support (EOS) or End of Life (EOL) reminder notification messages on your Desktop: Support for Windows 7 is coming to an end.…
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We have discovered and reported so many bugs present in all Windows versions whether it’s the latest Windows 10 operating system or classic Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. You can read about all those bugs in our exclusive…
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It is a very important information to share! If you are still using Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 operating systems in your computers, you must immediately install the urgent security fixes released by Microsoft.…
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PROBLEM SYMPTOM: You are working on your computer and suddenly you computer restarts itself without giving you any choice or option to save your work, close running programs, etc. You lose important documents which you were creating, you lose tabs…
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SUMMARY: This tutorial will help you if you want to enable Status Bar and Word Wrap at the same time in Notepad. Also if Status Bar option is always grayed out i.e. disabled in your Notepad, this tutorial will help…
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Microsoft regularly releases updates for different versions of Windows operating system to fix bugs and issues related to security, reliability, stability and performance. These Windows updates include security updates, optional updates, recommended updates as well as important critical updates. All…
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Today I faced this strange and very annoying problem in Windows 10 computer. I was trying to open Task Scheduler (Taskschd.msc) and when I executed taskschd.msc command using RUN dialog box (WIN+R), Windows showed following error message: [User Account Control]…
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If you want to format and clean install Windows operating system in your computer system, you need an offline ISO file (disc image file) of Windows to create an installation media such as bootable USB drive or a DVD. Once…
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PROBLEM SYMPTOM: If you are using Windows 7 operating system and try to download and install new updates using Windows Update, the updates fail to download and install and you receive “0x8000FFFF” error code. Sometimes Windows Update will keep checking…
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Recently an AskVG reader contacted me regarding this issue. Whenever he was trying to install or uninstall a software program, he was getting following error message: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows…
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In previous tutorial, we told you how to add or remove entries from startup programs list in Windows operating system. All startup programs entries are stored in Windows Registry and we can modify Registry to add/remove entries from Windows startup…
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We know that when we install 3rd party software programs in Windows operating system, some programs add their entries to system startup so that they can start automatically as soon as you sign into your Windows account. Sometimes these startup…
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Recently one AskVG reader “Jack Kitchen” contacted me regarding following problem: I am running Windows 7 SP1. I have this nagging problem in Device Manager, under Portable Devices. I have 6 items listed: “WPD FileSystem Volume Driver“. In their properties…
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Yesterday while installing Windows 10 in my friend’s computer, I faced this issue. It was a new laptop and I was doing a clean installation of latest Windows 10 version. Since most of the branded computers come with a single…
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How many time has it happened when you are working on your computer and suddenly your computer hangs or freezes? Almost all of us have faced this problem. Now-a-days in Windows 10 days, it doesn’t happen frequently but in good…
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Most of us use Windows operating system in our computers but very few of us are aware of Command Prompt program which comes bundled with Windows OS. Command Prompt is also known by various other names, some of them are…
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Who doesn’t know about the good ol’ “File Manager” program which came bundled with the classic Windows 3.0 operating system in early 90s? Most of you might have heard about Windows 3.0 and some of you even have used it…
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Mozilla Firefox is one of the best and most popular web browsers available for Windows operating system. The new versions of Firefox come with the new Photon Design UI which brings several UI changes, new features and enhancements. If you…