Lately, there have been reports of VirtualBox not opening especially in Windows. This issue started to surface shortly after the recent Windows updates. The reason why this issue might occur is because of irregularities in the configurations, the older version installed, and corrupt installation files. We will go through all the solutions one by one starting with the easiest. What causes VirtualBox not to open? The issue of VirtualBox not opening essentially means that you cannot make any virtual machine and get it to run....

Naturally, Windows 7 users hold the ability to grace their desktop with a wallpaper of their choosing quite dear. So when the KB4534310 update broke a function in the user32.dll file making it so any desktop backgrounds that were configured to use the Stretch option were replaced by a solid black background, users were understandably outraged. Much like how having a non-genuine copy of Windows prevents you from changing your desktop background and gives your desktop a permanent black background, this little hiccup does the same thing....

Whilst the cursor is frozen, you will need to make use of Keyboard While you search for a solution, you will need to rely on your Keyboard and navigate using it. Use Windows key on your keyboard to access the Start Menu. Use Tab to navigate to different items in applications or your web browser. For example, Tab key will take you to next link in a web browser. Use Shift+Tab to reverse the navigation order....

Sometimes while updating Windows 10, users might experience a bug where their network connectivity is limited and they are unable to access the internet properly. This occurs even when you have a stable internet connection and it is working perfectly on other devices. This problem can be traced back to third-party applications or some configurations. We have put together a guide to help you solve this problem. Start with the first solution and work your way down....

For more clarity, the write protection mode is also known as a Read Only mode, which you can easily switch by following the method below. You may see this error if your drive is damaged or corrupted. Therefore, you might need to use the CHKDSK commands to check for bad sectors or corrupted files in the drive. 1. Clear Ready Only Attributes The error often occurs when the disk is attributed to Read Only....

Error 0x80070490 is mostly encountered when applying a system update via WU (Windows Update) or when updating an app downloaded from the Microsoft Store. The issue is also known to appear when upgrading from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Some users have reported seeing the error 0x80070490 when trying to purchase an application or game from the Microsoft Store. The causes that might trigger the 0x80070490 are multiple, but here’s a quick list of the most common culprits:...

This error mostly appears when a user tries to install Windows Essentials or when the computer is trying to install some updates. It simply means that you need to turn on Windows Firewall. Some users prefer to use other antivirus products rather than the security programs that come with the Windows operating system; and in the process automatically disable the firewall and Windows Defender. These users are the ones most likely to run into the above problem....

As it turns out, there are several different common scenarios that might end up triggering this particular error code. Here’s a list of potential culprits that are known to cause this issue: Now that you are familiar with every potential reason that might cause your pending Windows Update to fail with the 8007371B error, here’s a shortlist of fixes that other affected users have successfully used: Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter If you want to save yourself the hassle of troubleshooting manually 8007371B error, start this troubleshooting attempt by deploying the Windows Update Troubleshooter and applying the recommended fix....

To uninstall or install some programs you require elevated access. Even if you have this access, the operating might throw the message “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall”. There are plenty of workarounds to solve this problem. Start with the first solution and work your way down accordingly. Solution 1: Repairing Corrupt Registry Keys The registry is a hierarchical database that contains data that is critical for the operation of the Windows operating system and the applications/services that run on it....

Since this is a problem associated with ssh itself, you’ll more than likely be able to reproduce the problem on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Cygwin’s Unix services on Microsoft Windows. Fortunately, the fix should be pretty much the same on all of these platforms. Method 1: Finding a Terminal for ssh While you’re more than likely already working from a terminal, ssh probably doesn’t realize this. It might still be trying to look for a TTY terminal emulator in spite of the fact that you’re inside of a command prompt window....

On most Android devices, Safe Mode is enabled by turning the device on and then pressing and holding the Volume Up button, the Volume Down button or both when the boot animation appears. You know an Android device is in Safe Mode when the term Safe Mode appears on the bottom left of the screen kind of like a watermark. Booting into Safe Mode is pretty easy – it’s booting out of Safe Mode that’s hard, especially if your Android device is suffering from a problem in which it randomly boots into Safe Mode....

Previously as you opened the desired browser a message prompt would pop up asking if you would like to set the current browser as default, Clicking on it would lead to the settings app where you could change it in one more click. Instead in an effort to promote “Edge” over their competitors, Microsoft has made changing the default browser from a simple procedure into a long and arduous process thus requiring some annoying extra steps as shown below....

However, that’s just it – wiping Windows 7 from a computer in all of its entirety is a tad complex, but definitely doable. Formatting a hard drive from within Windows is not enough to get rid of all the data on it – while the data is certainly deleted, formatting the drive does not get rid of all traces of the data and it still remains recoverable after the fact....

On the other hand, NTFS is a more modern format of storage. NTFS has much more theoretical limits of storage and it doesn’t have a limit on the size of individual files which means that you can really big files on it provided that space is available on the drive. Therefore, the NTFS format is much better than the FAT32 format. In this article, we will teach you the easiest way to convert your FAT32 drive to NTFS....

So here is how you can use a Clone Stamp on Adobe Photoshop. Clone Stamp acts more like a correction tool for images. You can use this tool to correct any flaws in the image. You can take a piece of the background, for instance, of a tree, and clone stamps it in front of the tree. Continuous clicking might even hide the tree from the front and show just the background in the image because of the clone stamp....

You can use AutoPlay to set default behaviors for content types like music, videos, and photos but you can also set behaviors for media types like DVDs, cameras, and phones. AutoPlay eliminates the need to reselect preferences – for example, if you use AutoPlay to select an app that will automatically deal with your photos, you won’t have to make the same choice the next time this scenario repeats. However, security researchers have warned that setting AutoPlay behaviors that are too loose might leave your system exposed to vulnerabilities....

Sysmain has two main objectives – the technology cuts down the amount of time it takes your computer to boot up by allowing the computer to read files required during the startup process much faster, and Sysmain also makes sure that the programs you use most often load and run much quicker as compared to others. Sysmain is also intelligent to a certain degree, as the technology is capable of recording and analyzing your computer usage patterns in order to function better....

This said feature is called Virtualization Based Security or VBS in short. VBS is not a new feature and it has been around in Windows 10 as well. Virtualization Based Security is basically a security feature that uses the Windows hypervisor to create isolated regions of memory from the normal operating system. In essence, it uses software and hardware virtualization to improve the security of your system. While security is an important thing, coming at the cost of 25% gaming performance on certain games may not be appreciated by everyone....

Google offers an easy way for performing a reverse image search on desktop computers. You just need to open Google Image Search and click on the camera icon. Here you can upload a picture from your computer, paste the URL for an image you’ve found online, or drag a photo from another window. However, here we are interested in reverse Google image search from an Android device. Is it possible?...

Backing Up and Recovery Enabling Developer Mode formats your Chromebook, so all your locally stored files (i.e. the Downloads folder) will be erased. Hence, it is a good idea to backup the files on your Downloads folder to a USB Drive or Hard Disk. Also, playing around with Developer mode runs the risk of breaking your operating system, so we will go ahead and create a recovery image so that in case anything happens, you can go back to your good old Chrome OS....