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Windows 11/10 backup says 0 bytes; does nothing! If you’re faced with the issue whereby Windows 11/10 backup does nothing when you try to perform a backup task, you can try our recommended solutions in the order presented below to resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions. Before you try the solutions below, check for updates and install any available bits on your Windows 11/10 device and see if the issue is resolved....

You might encounter this error due to one or more (but not limited to) of the following known causes; Some files are sometimes copied twice during the installation because of a bug in Windows Media Creator.A file might have an improper extension.Issues with Boot Manager may cause the problem so try resetting it.A service or a program may cause the problem to appear. Windows 11/10 installation has failed If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue....

Windows 11/10 stuck on signing out screen If Windows 11/10 is stuck on the signing out screen with a blue spinning circle, then these suggestions are sure to help you get out of the situation: Make sure to use an administrator account which is required for carrying out some of our suggestions. 1] Force shutdown the Computer Sometimes it’s a one-off problem and gets resolved by forcing a shutdown. Long press on the power button of the laptop or computer until the screen goes blank....

PC turns off when USB is plugged in Here are the possible solutions that may help you on your Windows 11/10 PC: 1] Update the USB Drivers Uninstall the Universal Serial Bus (USB) drivers and then re-install the same and check. Check if it fixes the issue. If not, then proceed to step 2. 2] Check the external devices connected to the USB slots Certain devices like a few hard drives have a high, power requirement....

Windows computer stuck restarting in an endless reboot loop Why is my computer stuck restarting? Before your computer restart, it may or may not display any message; and if it does, it could be any like the following ones: Failure configuring Windows updates, Reverting changesWe couldn’t complete the updates, Undoing changesAutomatic Repair fails, stuck in reboot loopYour PC will automatically restart in one minute. So if your Windows computer restarts without warning and goes into a reboot loop here are a few things you could try....

In most cases, our antivirus software does not create problems while using Automatic Updates to install Windows Updates on your computer system. But there have been times when some security software have been found to block some system-critical files or interfere with the smooth working of Microsoft Updates. If you feel that your antivirus software may be interfering with your Windows Update, you should temporarily disable it. Or then you could add some files to the Exclusion list of your security software so that these Windows Update related system files are not scanned at all....

Windows Installer Preparing to install The Windows Installer or msiexec.exe is a Windows OS component and an application programming interface, located in the System32 folder, that is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software. So when you see this process running, it definitely means that some software is being installed, changed, or uninstalled. Many software use the Windows Installer to carry out the installation process. Windows Installer keeps popping up If this is happening with your permission and knowledge, then it is fine – as you may be in the process of installing, uninstalling, or repairing your installed software....

Why won’t my PC find my PS5 controller? When connecting the PS5 Controller to your PC, you have to press and hold the center button of your controller and press the Share button. If you do that, your PC will find the controller and you will be able to add it easily after that. However, a lot of Bluetooth and USB PS5 Controllers are failing to get recognized by the Windows PC....

Windows Taskbar icons or buttons not working Follow these solutions to fix the taskbar issues. You will need admin permission to execute the mentioned solutions. Follow these only when none of the icons are working, and a restart doesn’t fix it. 1] Restart File Explorer Taskbar, Start menu, and any UI you get to see is part of the explorer. Open Task Manager, and then locate Windows Explorer. Right-click, and then kill it....

All Windows Update stages have a status. While they may get displayed under normal circumstances, they do get displayed when the update process is stuck. It can be because of the settings on the computer, or it could be because of the users choice. These are the types of Windows Update status you may see: 1] Windows Update status Pending download What it means: Windows now offers to notify the user that there is an update available for your computer....

Wireshark is based on WinPcap as it requires the latter to be installed on your computer. If it is not already installed, Wireshark prompts and installs it for you. Certain other tools that I’ve used – like URL Snooper – too employ WinPcap to sniff on packets traveling through the network. What is WinPcap WinPcap is always installed as a separate program. It is a tool to capture network packets without the interference of any protocols....

Work Folders Encryption in Windows 11/10 Your IT administrator will normally set it up for you on your device. You just need your company email ID or the URL of the work folders to set it up. You will also require login credentials which could be same for the entire device or for accessing the particular folders. The work folders in Windows 10 inherit encryption features from the server. That is, if the server is encrypted and enforces encryption, the work folders on your device will automatically be encrypted when the device syncs with the organization server....

Yandex DNS Review Yandex.DNS is Fast Compared to the Comodo Secure DNS and OpenDNS I was using earlier, Yandex DNS seemed to work faster. When I selected Secure Mode. Yandex.DNS offers three sets of DNS servers: I was primarily concerned with my copy of Google Chrome that has been taking ages for resolution of DNS – of course, due to the number of extensions I use on it. I tried many DNS servers to see if they can improve the Chrome DNS resolution – including Google’s 8....

Your PC isn’t connected to the internet, OneDrive Error 0x800c0005 Most of the users who have reported this use their computers or log on with their Active Directory account to the company network domain. If they have OneDrive for Business (Office 365 ) or have a personal account connected to it on the same account, then that’s what is creating the problem. You will need to have admin permission to manage firewall, proxy, and registry settings....

Fix YouTube AutoPlay not working Try the following solutions sequentially to fix the YouTube AutoPlay problem: 1] Turn ON YouTube AutoPlay If YouTube AutoPlay is not working on your system, the most probable cause is that the feature is disabled by default. In this case, you can turn it ON. When you play any video, the switch for YouTube AutoPlay can be noticed among the options itself. Simply turn the switch ON....

Set Hard Disk Timeout using PowerCFG command line Press the Windows key, and type CMD until Command Prompt appears. Then, right-click on it, and choose to run with admin privileges. Then type the following command with in number. How long to wait before turning off disks while plugged in or How long to wait before turning off disks while on battery or If you use 0 (zero) minutes or seconds will be the same as “Never”....

What is an SMBus controller? SMBus or SM Bus Controller is an abbreviation of System Management Bus Controller. It combines circuits and chipsets allowing the computer to create a communication channel between the system and the power components attached to it. The SMBus checks the voltage and the temperature and notifies the computer using error messages if and when an issue comes up. Usually, SMBus works in the background without hindering the user experience....

What is Stereo Mix Stereo Mix is the name given to the output stream (virtual audio device) after all channels have been combined. It means if you use this as a recording device, then anything on the computer goes through it. In a recording application such as Audacity, you would set your source to be Stereo Mix instead of a microphone. Stereo Mix not working in Windows 11/10 So we have two scenarios here, and we will share solutions for each of them....

The accompanying error codes could also be 0x80070017, 0x8007018b or 0x800701b1. You’ll encounter this error if the system cannot read, or write to execute the operation. The error may also occur when there are some corrupt system files present on your system. These corrupt system files prevent the system from reverting to an earlier restore point because the files are not compatible with the operating system. In this case, it is WdBoot....

Windows To Go feature explained Windows To Go makes it possible for employees to use a managed device such as a USB drive, hard disk, flash drive even SD cards to work from home, a client office or in a library. The working of this feature is as simple as plugging and ejecting a USB drive. You plug the USB drive with Windows, select it during boot, and in a few seconds, Windows Start appears....