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The most common reason you get the error is that your Visual C++ package installation is corrupt. Other causes include faulty apps, problematic app files, corrupted system files, and more. We’ll look into each of these issues so your problem is resolved. Repair Your Installed App You get the above error because your app’s files have corrupted. This happens for various reasons, including sudden system shutdowns and viruses. You can get around that by repairing your installed app....

If you just started encountering the Wdf01000.sys BSOD, you can sort things out by working your way through the following fixes. If you have trouble applying them (as in, the system crashes immediately), boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode and try again. Update the Drivers The best way to fix the Wdf01000.sys BSOD is by updating the device drivers on your computer. Since Windows 10 contains many drivers, using a dedicated driver updater tool, such as DriverPack or Driver Booster, is the fastest way to get everything up-to-date quickly....

While this works, there are a number of limitations. One of the most important is that if the original data file ever changes, your Word document will never reflect those changes. If either of those issues matter to you, there are better ways to insert an Excel worksheet into a Word doc. In this article, you’ll learn every way possible to do that as well as the pros and cons....

We will also take you through all of the precautions that should be taken before, during, and after the installation process. Hopefully, this guide should help you to feel confident about installing a new GPU, even if it’s your very first time. Installing a Graphics Card – the Step by Step Process Make sure your PC and power supply can support the new graphics card Switch off your PC, and remove your old graphics card Physically install the new graphics card Switch your PC back on and install the new graphics card drivers Everything is ready to go...

The virtual background feature is easy to set up, but you’ll want to follow some tips to make sure it works as intended. If you do have a green screen, using a custom Zoom background will be better, but you can make do without one. How To Create a Custom Zoom Background Once you have Zoom installed, you can add a custom background by visiting the settings menu. Click the cog in the top right, under your profile image....

For example, you might be annoyed that the Start Menu looks bigger but displays fewer items. Maybe you don’t like having to click “Show more options” to get the full context menu. The good news is that you can change all this to what you remember from Windows 10. The bad news? Microsoft might disable a few registry hacks discussed in this guide with future Windows updates because it really wants you to use the newly designed interface....

From cooling solution to power supply, each component of your computer needs to be taken into account when overclocking. It’s very important to know what kind of heatsink you’re going to be using during this process, as some will be better for this process than others. The stock heatsink for the 1500x is the Wraith Spire, which is a 95 watt cooler compared to previous Ryzen models, which only provided a 65 watt cooler....

Depending on your version of OneNote and Windows, there are a couple of different ways you can get screenshots into your OneNote page. In this article, I’ll go through the different methods that I know of. Add Screenshots to OneNote The first method and the one that is located in the ribbon interface is Insert Screen Clipping option. Click on the Insert tab and you’ll see a button called Screen Clipping....

If someone is monitoring your computer, they might have been doing so for some time and could have seen much of what you were doing. They may have stolen passwords you typed, bank details you opened in your browser, photos stored on the phone you plugged in…the list goes on. If you think your computer has been hijacked and everything you’re doing is being watched and/or tracked, keep reading to learn how to verify that your computer is being monitored, and what to do to stop it....

Although Windows 11 is a faster and more secure operating system, it’s not for everyone. If you dislike interface changes such as the revamped taskbar, don’t find Windows 11’s new features all that useful, or you keep encountering bugs that break the experience, rolling back to Windows 10 makes sense. If you upgraded to Windows 11 within the last ten days, then uninstalling it and returning to Windows 10 is pretty easy....

While eventually all eligible systems will be given the option to upgrade, as of now the automatic update route is open to very few computers. There are other ways, of course, but they usually involve performing a clean install, wiping out all existing data from your drive. So is there any way to install Windows 11 on your PC, without losing all of your data in the process? Yes. Thanks to the Windows Installation Assistant, you can do just that....

The Event Viewer can be confusing to use, however, owing to its outdated UI and poor layout. Here is a guide on navigating the Event Viewer to troubleshoot any Windows issues. Getting Started With the Event Viewer The Windows Operating System “logs” every significant activity while it runs. The Event Viewer is just an app that helps you access and read these logs in one place, rather than manually opening each text file in Windows Explorer....

Maybe you want to play iTunes on your TV, send some home videos to the living room big screen, or stream something live through VLC and forward it to your HDTV. No matter the reason, VLC makes connecting your computer to your Chromecast very easy. Cast VLC Media Files to Chromecast Step 1: Download and install VLC. If you have it already, make sure it’s version 3 or newer because that’s when Chromecast functionality was added....

Why is owning a smartphone camera both good and bad? Because anyone can now press the shutter button without having to think about camera film and developing costs, which leads to you going crazy and making ten copies of the same pose or the same scene, then transferring the whole mess to your computer or cloud storage. I’m the worst offender. During the 6 years we’ve owned our dog, we’ve made (conservatively) about 10,000 photos of him....

Anyway, if you managed to get a folder shared and then decided to remove it one day, you may have noticed a strange lock icon on the folder that you previously had shared. It looks something like this: I found this really irritating because there was never this issue before in Windows XP and I didn’t even know what the lock icon meant. All I want to do is remove the share, not lock the folder....

If you’re running a website on a content management system (CMS) like WordPress, SquareSpace, or Wix, you’ve probably uploaded images using their built-in tools. Or…you could use an FTP client to upload files to your website. Why Use FTP? The built-in upload tools in something like WordPress use the hyper-text transfer protocol (HTTP). This method works well for most situations. In fact, uploading files this way is often the best way....

Basically, your hard drive is divided into one or more segments called partitions. Usually, once you create a partition, it’s hard to resize, especially in Windows. GParted is a program you can use to make changes to the partitions on your hard disk, such as deleting a partition, resizing a partition, or copying a partition. It does all of this without deleting any of your data. You can also use it to enable or disable partition flags such as boot and hidden....

For one thing, smartphone interfaces are now strongly visual in nature. Using icons and other visual elements let the user interface with the device. Multi-touch screens have also taken away the ability to operate the device by touch alone. On the other hand, smartphones are powerful enough to employ technologies such as voice recognition to help make up for this shift. You can also easily add accessibility devices to a smartphone using the USB port....

If you’re a frequent guest of forum websites, or someone who often leaves comments and questions on the internet, you might want to consider getting your own Globally Recognized Avatar, or Gravatar. Learn about what Gravatar is, how to set one up, and how Gravatar can enhance your online experience. What Is Gravatar & How It Works Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar and is a profile picture assistant that allows you to have the same picture as your avatar on most websites on the internet....

A TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is becoming a standard feature on new computers, especially business-focused ones. So what is a TPM, and why would you want one? Why Should You Care About TPM? Until recently, the only people who needed to care about TPMs were those working in large companies where network security is a top priority. People working from home on their personal computers or those who mainly use their computers for gaming and entertainment did not need to know about TPMs....