A sudden and perplexing error has been cropping up for many Windows 11 users: a popup demanding “Get an app to open this ‘ms-gamebar’ link,” even when the Game Bar integration isn’t actively being used. This glitch, triggered seemingly at random—whether you’re gaming, recording, or simply using...
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Windows users have long learned to accept a peculiar paradox: as the operating system becomes more sophisticated and feature-rich, certain persistent annoyances and inefficiencies remain. From sluggish search results and convoluted system settings to stability challenges and drive maintenance...
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Encountering error code 0x800f0838 during Windows update installations, particularly when using .MSU (Microsoft Standalone Update) files, can be a significant hindrance. This error typically halts the update process, rolls back any changes, and displays a failure message accompanied by the error...
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When opening a favorite app or game only to be greeted by cryptic errors like “MSVCP140.dll is missing” or “The program can’t start because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found,” frustration is inevitable. These missing runtime library errors are among the most common—and most misunderstood—obstacles...
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A corrupted user profile is a scenario familiar to countless Windows users—sometimes it creeps in as a sudden inability to log in to your account, other times as strange errors, missing files, or the abrupt change of system personalization settings. Regardless of the symptoms, the underlying...
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The "inetpub" folder that appeared on your system after the April 2025 Windows 11 update (KB5055523) is not an accidental or superfluous addition. Instead, it is a deliberate and important part of a security patch addressing a specific vulnerability known as CVE-2025-21204. This vulnerability...
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Here’s a concise summary based on the article from support.microsoft.com regarding the blue screen exception after a Windows update:
Issue:
After installing the specified Windows update and restarting, devices may encounter a blue screen exception with error code 0x18B (SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR)...
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Hi, I currently have an issue with my sound icon showing a x on it, its not muted and the drivers are installed correctly, infact i have tried uninstalling the software and letting windows install its own driver which comes up as a hd device audio device, but the icon still have the cross.
if i...
Problems on my friend's laptop, which I'm trying to fix.
First problem.
Boot up (~35 seconds) and I'm on desktop. Open Start Menu and click on a program (say for example, IE). It loads for a bit, then the icon on the taskbar disappears. Let's open a different program, Chrome. Loads for a bit...
I just purchased an HP desktop. After setup, I kept getting dropped out to the login as soon as the computer was idle. I was told this was a registry problem and to go to safe mode and run SFC. That did not resolve the problem. Then I was advised to simply disable the login by going to RUN...
I have problem when ever i open internet explorer or word pad it pop to the right hand side of the screen and i could not bring it out. How to fix this problem?
Hi all, I a while back I tried to install windows 7 SP1 but it failed, I tried it a few more times and then just hid the update. More recently I attempted to install the update again and received the error 8007002. So I tried to fix it using the recommended windows fix of deleting files in the...
When I access Task Manager the window opens and Task Manager operates fine;however,
there is no way to exit. There is no minimize maximize close in the top right corner.
The only way I can exit the program is to manually shut down the computer and re-boot.
What is the "fix" for this.
xgdude
I built a system a year ago, & sleep has always worked fine until a few weeks ago when Windows 7 began to start waking instantly the moment I put it to sleep. Now I have to turn off the power management settings of the mouse & keyboard to stop it from waking. Sometimes it works in reverse...
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sometimes, and I don't know what causes it, but I don't have the blue ribbon accros the top. I can get the back arrow and :X" by bumping the curser off the top of the screen , but that is a pain, can I fix that permanently?
Jacksprat
I was playing Counter Strike 1.6 and League of Legends when i get error IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL! After that i got startup BSOD which is not a problem it fixes by windows....Minidumps uploaded..