As you know, relying solely on your mobile data plan for internet connections can make up for an unforgettable phone bill. If you don’t have an unlimited data plan, using Wi-Fi networks whenever you can is much more affordable and usually a lot faster. But what happens when your smartphone refuses to connect or stay connected to Wi-FI networks? A lot of Android users have reported that their devices fail to obtain the IP address when trying to connect to a WI-FI network or a hotspot....

You may encounter the fail to terminate VRServer.exe error due to an outdated/corrupt Steam installation. Moreover, restricted access due to administrator privileges or by your antivirus application may also cause the issue under discussion. The affected user gets the error when he tries to launch Steam VR through the Steam client, and then he has to kill the process through the task manager. Failed to Terminate VRServer.Exe Before proceeding with the troubleshooting process, restart your system and VR hardware....

Several users are reportedly unable to open the Game Bar. The issue is mostly reported to occur on Windows 10. Affected users report that there’s no error or anything – the Game Bar is simply nowhere to be seen and the process associated with it is not present inside Task Manager. Windows Game Bar What is causing the ‘Game Bar Not Opening’ error? We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that they used to get the issue resolved....

Garmin (previously known as ProNav), is an American multinational company which is known for its specialization in GPS technology for use in aviation, outdoor, sports activities, or automotive. Garmin has a desktop application named Garmin Express which allows you manage your Garmin device after plugging it with the USB connection on your computer. You can also download maps into your device as well as change other settings with ease. Garmin is a very popular application which is also known to have compatibility issues with Microsoft Windows....

NVIDIA GeForce Experience is NVIDIA’s official software which is used to store preferred graphics settings according to profile and helps users optimize their games on the go. It can be used by users to store a set of configurations and store it against their profile. GeForce Experience Unable to Retrieve Settings Whenever a user uses another computer, he can log into GeForce Experience and retrieve all his stored settings with a single click....

It can be a terrifying situation when you are trying to reboot your iPhone when you get stuck and can’t get past the Apple logo. The main thing about this problem is that you cannot instantly diagnose what can cause this problem. Before your iPhone start to run and it is fully operational, there are few processes that your iPhone must run like checking memory, set up a number of internal components and even has to open some apps in order to check if they are running correctly....

Random reboots are a problem with almost every single Windows Phone out there, and that includes the Lumia 640. Microsoft has not only acknowledged that random reboots are an existing problem but has also created patches and rolled out updates designed to fix the issue. Despite this, some Lumia 640 users are still facing random reboot issues. If you are one of the Lumia 640 users who are sick of their Windows Phones rebooting at random times, the following are some of the most effective things that you can do on your end to try and fix your Lumia 640:”....

Microsoft Office SDX Helper may show high CPU usage if your Office installation is outdated or corrupt. Sdxhelper.exe is used to securely download and update Office. Moreover, hindrance from antivirus application or corrupt Office Document Cache may also result in the issue at hand. The user sees the continuous high CPU usage by the Office SDX Helper process (something between 15% to 70%) in the Task Manager of his system as he was encountering the sluggishness in the PC....

Minecraft is developed by Mojang and is played by thousands of players worldwide. It started a while ago and has been successful since with support in Android and iOS along with its flagship PC application. It features an open world where players build items and buildings using raw materials. Minecraft not Responding Minecraft not responding is nothing new and occurs to even the strongest PCs and laptops now and then. The issue is mostly not related to PC specifications....

There have been several reports by Windows users that their MSI Afterburner is not detecting GPU on Windows systems. We had a look into the issue and discovered that your device might not be able to detect your GPU due to the following reasons: MSI Afterburner Not Detecting GPU Unstable internet connection – If your internet connection is not working properly, the services depending on it will fail to function like they are supposed to, causing issues like the one at hand....

Many people like to use the dictate feature available in Microsoft Office. This feature is available for Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Sometimes, the dictate feature picks up some bugs and you may get the “Oops there was a Problem with Dictation in Office” error. However, the main causes range from issues with the microphone to issues with some corrupt files within the Office itself. Dictation Error This problem is usually software related as compared to hardware problems of the microphone....

The error “Print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working” occurs when the computer is unable to fire up the driver to connect to the printer and pass on operations on it. This error mostly occurs in older versions of Windows and is mainly due to the fact that 32bit drivers are losing support. Instead, 64bit drivers work for both kinds of operating systems. We will go through the solutions ranging from reinstalling the printer to updating the drivers....

Some users have been reporting receiving the “ The program can’t start because d3dx9_27.dll is missing ” error when opening various applications. Most of the time, the issue is reported to occur on Windows 10 and Windows 8. Most of the time, this issue is caused by a problem with Microsoft DirectX. While d3dx9_27.dll is just tiny part of the many files of DirectX, it’s known to cause quite a lot of error messages (especially with fairly old applications and games)....

Some users have been reaching us with questions after discovering that the right-click functionality is effectively disabled on their Mozilla Firefox browser. Affected users report that they can’t use right-click at all in Firefox, while the mouse button functions just fine anywhere outside the browser (even on any other browser). The issue is not exclusive to a particular Windows version as it’s reported to occur on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10....

The Services and Controller app may show High CPU usage due to conflicting applications (like Sequrazo or SAntivirus). Moreover, the wrong configuration of Indexing Options or Display Settings of your system may also cause the error at hand. The user encounters the issue when he notices (due to random sluggishness and lagging of his system) a high CPU which starts from 30-40% and increases the CPU usage to 100%, combined with other processes by Services and Controller app in the Task Manager of his system....

The Steam overlay is a feature that allows you to access Steam functionalities while in-game. It enables players to invite friends, send and receive messages, access guides, and respond to messages without leaving their game. Knowing who is online and sending game invites quickly enhances the gaming experience. However, some users encounter issues where the Steam overlay fails to work, leaving them unable to use these convenient features. There could be various factors behind this problem, influenced by a user’s unique hardware and software configurations....

The blue screen of death “ UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP ” occurs when either there are software problems or some hardware failure in your computer. It is common to occur after the installation of mismatched or faulty hardware in your computer. Overclocking your PC can also cause this error as well as when there is a memory failure. Since the causes of the error are so generic and broad, there are several workarounds which can be implemented to solve this issue we are facing....

Many users reported cursor stuck on screen in Windows 10 – usually, on notebooks and laptops after they’ve been upgraded to Windows 10. The upgrade overwrites the existing drivers, therefore it may be possible that the drivers may have become incompatiable with the touchpad, hence why the cursor is stuck on screen. However, this rarely happens, and there are other several other possibilities as well which may stop the mouse cursor from moving....

Waking up to a computer that simply doesn’t want to boot into its Operating System is nothing short of a nightmare that has come to life. There are many different errors that Windows computers display when they fail to boot into their Operating Systems, and one of these is the “Windows failed to start” error. The entirety of this error message states the following: “ Windows has failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause ....

There is a recurrent issue on Windows 10 when laptops and notebooks shut down instead of going into Sleep mode whenever the user closes the lid, selects Sleep mode from the Start menu or when the power button is pressed shortly. The issue is likely to either happen due to a power setting, a disabled BIOS setting, or due to a bug with the Intel Management Engine Interface (IMEI) driver....