Over the past year, Facebook has faced numerous glitches and privacy breaches, and earlier today, there were many reports on how the latest bug is the automatic friend request glitch. The company’s image has already been plagued due to security concerns, and it turns out that the site is not only collecting information on our every move, but it’s also engaging in some sneaky behavior, that can have some pretty drastic consequences....

The ‘ Chrome Web Store Network_Failed ‘ error typically appears when users try to download install or download an app or extension from the Chrome Web Store. Some affected users report that every Web Store download fails, while others are only encountering this issue with some extensions. Chrome Web Store Network Failed Error In some cases, this issue might occur if you’re using a severely updated Chrome build. There was a glitch that used to wreak havoc months in the initial months after Windows 10 launched....

Error 0xC1900101 – 0x20017 is a Windows 10 installation error that appears when an upgrade or installation to Windows 10 fails. The message it provides is beyond the average user’s understanding, leaving them perplexed and searching for a solution. It states, “The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT operation.” This error may also arise when attempting to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 . After trying several methods to resolve the issue, I will suggest the ones that worked for me, and hopefully, they will work for you as well....

The grayed-out encryption option can often be the cause of the EFS feature being disabled on your computer, or the respective Windows service encountering an issue. If you are using Windows 11 Home Edition on your computer, you will not be able to encrypt your files with this feature, as it is not supported at all. File Encryption Option Greyed Out In such a scenario, there are other alternatives that you can follow to mitigate the problem....

WinRT (Windows Runtime) Storage API is a system32 file of your system named as windows.storage.dll . Usually, located at the following location: \Windows\System32 The issue arises when many of the default system apps are set to open with WinRT Storage API. This issue mainly affects the system’s built-in apps like Calc, Photos, etc. When a user encounters this issue, the Microsoft Store might also fail to launch. Fix: “WinRT Storage API” Has Taken Over as the Default App for Numerous Things...

The checksum error in WinRAR occurs while you are extracting a RAP or ZIP file, and it suddenly stops the process. Some parts of the file would be extracted, but not all of them. For instance, if there were four files in the ZIP file that were to be extracted, only one or two would be extracted, while the remaining ones would be stopped due to the checksum error. This is not a small issue since many people include their documents, images, videos, or other files in a ZIP or RAR file....

Brother Industries is a Japanese multinational electronics company that produces a lot of products including printers, fax machines, desktop computers, etc. Despite it being the manufacturer of a lot of products, it is most well-known for its production of printers in the global market. Brother Printers have also been well-known for their offline problems. The printer seems to be working fine but appears offline or doesn’t respond on your computer even though it is connected with the network....

Some users have been complaining about using the ability to print directly from Chrome. Almost all affected users are reporting suddenly losing the ability to print from Chrome after doing it successfully for a long period of time. Most of the time, users report receiving the Aw-Snap! erro r while they trigger the printing sequence in Chrome. If you’re currently struggling with this issue, the following fixes might help. We have managed to identify a few methods that have been successful for users in a similar situation to resolve the issue....

Users experience the error code SU-42481-9 on their PS4s when they are downloading or installing updates on their console. This error message started to emerge in the mid-2018 and has been present since. PS4 Error SU-42481-9 Play Station officials have acknowledged the error message on their official Twitter handle and even responded with some tips which do not seem to work properly. Here we have gone through all the workarounds you can perform on your system to fix the issue at hand....

If you get the ‘ Cannot connect to WMI provider ’ error, it can be due to the removal of WMI provider due to the installation of SQL Server or the permissions of a key in the Windows Registry. Users have reported that when they install SQL Server v17.2 or later on their system, they are presented with an error ‘ Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable ’ message upon trying to open the configuration manager of the server....

When channel surround sound doesn’t work properly in Windows 11 or 10, users might only get stereo sound, with no audio coming from the rear or center speakers during media playback. This problem means that the system isn’t sending multi-channel audio to your surround sound setup. Channel Surround Sound is not working in Windows 11 The main reason for this is often incorrect speaker settings in the operating system or audio driver software....

Windows 10 was a fantastic release and with the free update, a lot more people got to try it. But the increase in users led to the increase in the discovery of bugs, with the operating system getting installed on a far more extensive set of architectures. One such issue arises when the Windows 10 desktop starts to malfunction (technically not). The issue (more on it in a while) arises due to you setting up a sync where computer A syncs with computer B....

If you try to play a video or audio file directly from a webpage while browsing the internet on an internet browser and your browser is, for some reason, unable to successfully play the file, you are going to see an error message that reads: “Error loading player: No playable sources found” This behavior is especially observed when the video or audio file the affected user tried to play before they ran into the error message utilized Adobe’s Flash Player in some capacity....

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application which has been around for more than three decades and is used by millions of people around the world. It features pivot tables, graphing tools, calculations, and also a macro programming language. Microsoft Excel also enables the use of formulas through which you can select a sequence of cell values and manipulate them for calculations. If you are a frequent user of Microsoft Excel, you might come across a problem where the formulas don’t work or do not calculate....

Users playing games which incorporate BattlEye come across the error message ‘ Failed to Initialize BattlEye Service: Windows test-singing mode is not Supported ’ when they try to launch a game or the launcher itself. This error message is very common and mostly signifies that test-signing drivers are not supported to be run with BattlEye. Failed to Initialize BattlEye Service: Windows test-singing mode is not Supported Windows requires that drivers of all kinds are verified with Digital Signatures by the publishers....

Fallout 76 players may experience a glitch that renders them stuck inside their power armor, unable to exit it no matter what. On top of this, the character becomes naked and distorted. Even more, the affected users have no way of exiting the armor normally. This is not a platform exclusive bug as it’s reported to occur on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Power Armor Glitch in Fallout 76 What is causing the “Fallout 76 power armor glitch” issue?...

A worryingly large number of people, who upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7, reported that they were unable to install any programs on their computer or utilize any other administrative privileges after the upgrade. Every time they attempted to do so, the User Access Control (UAC) displayed a File System Error (-1073741819) as they tried to verify their administrative privileges. This is an incredibly frustrating problem. Despite its discovery and reporting during the beta testing phase, the issue persisted into the final version of Windows 10....

We all use Firefox browser for daily internet surfing. But sometimes you might face the issue of “Blank Pages” in Firefox. Basically whenever you open the browser you might see a completely blank page (white screen) with either no address in the address bar or a “about:blank” written in the address bar. Sometimes you might only be able to go around the blank page issue from the private browsing option. In other cases, the Blank Pages might show randomly on various websites like Facebook, blogs etc....

Several Nvidia GeForce users have reported that their GeForce Experience won’t open or is not working properly. This, for some users started happening after they upgraded to Windows 10. In most cases, the icon shows up the tray but doesn’t open up in any window when clicked. As you read this article, we’ll take you through various methods through which you can solve the issue of GeForce Experience not opening. Reinstalling the application is the surest way to get it to work again, but you can also re-enable the service or reinstall the GeForce drivers....

The error code 16 which appears while using the Google Play Music service is quite an annoying error and it often prevents users from performing some simple actions such as adding music to their library, etc. The error usually appears on the screen along the following message: Connection to the server failed with error code: 16 Solutions to this problem vary from user to user and there are no official responses by Google on how to avoid or approach this problem and that is why you will need to follow the instructions provided in the solutions below in order to tackle this problem on your own and try to solve it....