Is my BSOD related to SSD or memory?
So I've been having a TON of BSOD's lately, and finally have been able to get dump files to save when my PC crashes. Previously, the system restarted too fast for me to read the stop code, and would...
View ArticleLUKS container gone due to Windows partition
I plugged a HDD with a LUKS container on it into Windows and opened the Disk Manager. A dialog appeared where I clicked "Format as GPT", not knowing what I was doing. Apparently Windows wasn't able to...
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Can't extend volume in Windows after deleting Ubuntu dual boot, and Ubuntu...
I installed Ubuntu to my second SSD (500 GB not main) as dual boot. I have now deleted it as I don't need it but whenever I try to extend the volume to the unallocated space it says there isn't enough...
View ArticleFirefox: quick and simple way to close current window and open new window?
In Firefox webbrowser:Is there a quick&simple way to close the current window and open a new window instead ?(Sidenote: For the purpose of this question there is only 1 currently open window.)What...
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What causes "host process for windows services stopped working and was closed"?
When computer (32-bit Windows Vista 32-bit 6.0 Home Premium SP 2) randomly has a "Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed" error:This popup message simply occur out of nowhere...
View ArticleWindows 11 shared folder does't accept credentials
I have 2 computers with windows 11. One of the share a folder and in this folder I have one user that has permissions to access the folder and also is an allowed user to can access as shared...
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Can I make the Windows 8.1 on-screen touch keyboard semi-transparent?
Is there a way to make the standard Windows 8.1 on-screen touch keyboard semi-transparent? I simply want to be able to type underneath the keyboard and still see what I'm typing, like on the picture...
View ArticleWindows task scheduler not triggering a task on Windows 10
I have a task that is supposed to run a script I made, every 10 minutes, but it just doesn't seem to trigger it.In the task scheduler it says that next run time is in 10 minutes, but when the time...
View Articlereceiving error 0xc000000e booting into Windows 10 Pro
While in Windows 10 Pro, I used 'msconfig' to change SELECTIVE STARTUP to NORMAL STARTUP. When I rebooted my PC it no longer boots into WINDOWS 10, and it receives error '0xc000000e'. I can, however,...
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Fail to start sppsvc service in Windows 11
I buy a new laptop with 4070 GPU and I7 12700 CPU. My system crashed many times in Windows 11 or 10 and the sound not working. After many days I noticed that the reason of misbehaviors of my system is...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the Internet on Windows from Windows applications
I am unable to connect to the internet from Windows, from Windows applications.Firefox, Edge and Steam are unable to connect.Ping works fine (I can ping google.com, no problem)Curl works inside a...
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How do I set the the text direction in word 2010 to right to left for...
In Office word 2010, when I want to create a new style, under the paragraph section the direction (left-to-right and right-to-left) is disabled. Can I modify the direction then?Added for mahmoud...
View ArticleShortcut for launching taskbar app #11
For launching 4th app on my taskbar, I press Win+4. This works for first 10 apps.Win+0 will launch 10th app on my taskbar.But, I can't figure how to launch 11th app on taskbar using a shortcut?
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Hide the welcome logon screen on Windows 10 Pro
A few weeks ago, I was able to prevent the "welcome logon screen" to be displayed on a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (see the details in How to totally remove the Windows 10 login screen?):It worked - see...
View ArticleAssociation of Python files in Windows not working
On my system (Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit) Python files are associated with Python interpreter:C:\Users\Piotr>assoc .py.py=Python.FileC:\Users\Piotr>ftype...
View ArticleGoogleUpdate.exe /ua switch, User account access?
I've noticed that after installing Google Chrome, two new Scheduled Tasks have appeared in my Windows 10 schtasks. One of them has the /tr ofC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe /ua...
View Articlehow to stop Windows Server 2016 from standby mode?
My Windows Server 2016 enters in standby mode without following any regular pattern and I need it "awake" 24/7 because I connect to it through remote connection. Therefore, when this happens, I can't...
View ArticleImprove bat script
I'm try to improving this and make it looks better. I have two issuesWhen I run as administrator the file that I need won't copy in the user profile (I just run as admin to run the .bat script.When I...
View ArticleRAID5 failiure after dissconnect of 2 disks, reconnecting one
I'd like to prefix this by saying I need to use RAID5 for this, as it is required by the course I'm taking and doing an assignment.I have a Win Server VMWARE machine, with additional 4 drives. I put...
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"ISO Image Scan Failure" Error When Creating Windows To Go USB Stick using...
I am trying to use Rufus on my Mac running Parallels desktop to create a Windows 11 To Go USB stick. I have properly connected the USB stick, which is formatted as FAT32, and have verified that the...
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