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CPU Fan Speed Error Detected Ensure that the CPU fan is properly installed on the CPU Fan header or adjust/disable the Fan Speed Low Limit option in the UEFI/BIOS. CPU Over Temperature Error 1 Press F1 to run setup. CPU Fan error: Press F1 to run setup It has been seen, the warning is usually triggered when you’ve turned on your PC. As such, the fan error occurs before Windows 10 OS boots and probably caused due to some hardware issue, and It may not be due to overheating....

CPU is not running at full speed or capacity This scenario occurs more often in laptops as they run on battery. Intel Processor uses Speed Stepping Technology. It means when you are, doing small tasks the speed of the processor is reduced. However, if this happens when using a heavy application, it can be because of a low charge on the battery. Windows will try its best to keep the computer running as long as possible....

PhotoJoy for Windows PC With PhotoJoy, you can see Your Photos turn to PhotoToys, 3D Screensavers, and Wallpaper Collages With PhotoJoy you get: So much fun and so easy to use! This is one freeware that will rock you – and I definitely like it! You can download PhotoJoy from here. Similar tool: Overlap Wallpaper lets you display another image or photo on your Windows desktop wallpaper.

According to many Windows users, the Bluetooth dongle is not connecting to their PC. When they try to investigate, they found that the Device Manager is saying CSR8510 A10 Driver is unavailable. If you are one of them then this article is for you, as we are going to see all the possible fixes to solve this error. The problem with this driver is that you can not just uninstall and reinstall the driver, as we do in most cases, because the manufacturer has discontinued this driver....

CustomExplorerToolbar adds buttons to Windows 7 Explorer toolbar If you want to add them back to Windows 7 explorer, you can do so easily using a free utility called CustomExplorerToolbar. Custom Explorer Toolbar allows you to easily customize the toolbar of Windows 7 Explorer. Using this utility, you can add new buttons like: Should you wish to you can also always remove the toolbar buttons you may have added earlier. CustomExplorerToolbar is a portable app and works by updating the toolbar buttons list stored in TasksItemsSelected and TasksNoItemsSelected items in the Windows Registry....

There are different ways on how to surf the web anonymously. One is by using a proxy, and the other is by changing your DNS servers. These procedures are not very easy for non-geek users. But here is a free VPN software that can provide you with anonymity with just a single click. Read: What is a VPN, and Why should we use a VPN? CyberGhost VPN Review CyberGhost is an anonymity VPN solution for Windows that completely hides and protects your identity online....

Explorer Dark Mode not working This is known bug for which Microsoft is working to roll out a fix. It seems unexpectedly light-themed UI elements (e.g., address bar) in File Explorer and unreadable text in context menus when using dark theme after the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809). You could try the following: 1] Run System File Checker We recommend you Run System File Checker in Safe Mode or Boot Time to repair potentially corrupt explorer....

What are Dark Patterns? Dark patterns are the special tricks used in the interface of the applications and websites that make you do the things that you don’t really want to. For example, when you land on a website and have to sign-up even if you don’t want to, or buy a product even if you don’t mean to. Basically, the patterns used to take your consent trickily. How do Dark Patterns Work?...

If for some reason you wish to delete these items you can do so by editing the Windows Registry as follows. Delete Recent Pictures list from Paint Press the Windows + R keys in combination to bring up the Run dialog box. Type regedit, and press Enter. When prompted by UAC, click ‘Yes’. Then, in the Registry Editor, locate the following: Now, from the right pane of Recent File List, look for a listed File string value that has the recent picture path that you wanted to delete....

Desktop Earth wallpaper software The day & night is accurately represented depending on the Sun’s overhead position and both the snow cover and the foliage changes with the seasons. Desktop Earth sits in your notification area and runs whenever you are logged on. There is no limit on the resolution, and the imagery is calculated from high-resolution 2560×1280 textures, so you can go wild with it even on 30″ flat panel displays....

Difference between Program Files (x86) and Program Files folders The two different program files are available only in the 64-bit operating system. The 32-bit operating system will have only a single program file folder. The main difference is that the program file folder with file path “C:\Program Files” is used to execute 64-bit applications while the program files (x86) folder with file path “C:\Program Files (x86)” is used to execute 32-bit applications....

DirectX is used by applications to create and manage animations, multimedia effects, and images. It is the Application Programming Interface (API) which makes sure everything is as smooth as butter in your Windows environment. It works with the help of binary runtime libraries that come with DirectX’s Software Development Kit (SDK). If you are not from a computer background then these terminologies might be difficult for you to understand. In short, DirectX is the bundle of instructions that makes sure that you get a seamless and interactive user experience....

Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 Enterprise mode basically removes the barrier of compatibility for web pages written for Internet Explorer 7 or 8, to make them work perfectly in the latest editions like Internet Explorer 11. In other words, along with Enterprise Mode Site List Manager, this feature makes websites and web apps compatible with Internet Explorer irrespective of the IE edition for which the website is optimized to work smoothly....

Disable Pop-up description for folder & desktop items If you wish to disable pop-up description for folders & desktop items, open Folder Options. In Windows 10, you can type Folder Options in the Start search and select the result. Click on the View tab and uncheck Show pop-up description for folders & desktop items. Click Apply and Exit. To enable it back, simply check the box. This setting changes the value in the following registry key: Change the value of the DWORD ShowInfoTip to 0 to disable tooltips....

Disk Error Checking in Windows 11/10 Microsoft has redesigned chkdsk utility – the tool for detecting and fixing disk corruption. Microsoft introduced a file system called ReFS, which does not require an offline chkdsk to repair corruptions – as it follows a different model for resiliency and hence does not need to run the traditional chkdsk utility. The disk is periodically checked for file system errors, bad sectors, lost clusters, etc....

Display driver failed to start The issue could either be caused either due to a corrupted graphics driver or some issues with the system settings. before you begin, update your Windows copy. If it doesn’t help, try the following solutions sequentially: 1] Restart Graphics Driver If the Display or Graphics driver crashes, Windows 10 can recover the graphics driver on its own. If it does not, you can always restart the Graphics Driver in Windows 10 manually....

DCOM or Distributed Component Object Model is a proprietary Microsoft technology that allows Component Object Model (COM) software to communicate across a network. Component Services needs the DCOM wire protocol to communicate with the Component Object Model (COM) components on other computers. In a Windows-based system, by default, network computers are initially configured to enable DCOM. What’s COM? It’s a tool used for advanced configuration and troubleshooting. How to fix DistributedCOM error 10001 To fix DCOM error 10001 on your Windows 11/10 computer, follow these suggestions:...

If Windows recognizes an issue while loading your user profile to let you log into your computer, it uses an alternative called temporary profiles. Every change you make in a temporary profile is transient, and everything gets deleted when you log off. However, if you do not want to let Windows 11/10 system to log you or any user with a temporary profile, here is how you can do it....

It’s pretty impressive, but as we know, things don’t always work when it should where software is concerned. So what should we do when the Dolby home theater system is not working and gives errors? Well, the particular problem we’re going to talk about today is all about the driver. Dolby Home Theater not working in Windows 11/10 It could be that the Dolby Home Theater cannot be launched, or that certain features became unworkable, maybe the equalizer does not move, the Dolby Digital Plus feature does not work or you just get the Missing driver message....

When you shift the focus elsewhere or if you click on the desktop, the box is expected to go away. Now in some cases, while the box may go away, the dotted square white border still remains. Now, this is not something to worry about and is known to happen at times, if you frequently face this issue, here are some suggestions that may help you. Dotted square white border around desktop icons If this issue annoys you and occurs often, try the following suggestions to make the white border go away:...