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The way Microsoft has designed Security Essentials and Defender is that if Security Essentials is running, then the defender will be turned off. If you wish to run defender, but have essentials installed, then you will first need to remove essentials (that’s the first step in troubleshooting this). However, essentials is better then defender so if you take my advise, there is no need to dig into defending defender if Security Essentials is working properly....

As tensions between Beijing and Washington heated a few months before the US-China trade war began in July 2018, local media coverage of President Xi Jinping was concentrated on his initiatives to unite the nation’s finest scientists and engineers to seek advancements in essential technologies. Many of those publications used the image of Xi Jinping at Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (XMC) facilities while wearing white safety suits. XMC is a subsidiary of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co....

Dune Awakening Announced at Gamescom 2022 From the trailer, we got little to nothing about the game. We get to see a character staring down into a barren desert. Then a giant sand worm rises up from the sand, and the character scales down to face off against the terrifying sand creature. Even though the actual dunegames.com website is rather arid in terms of info—comically apt for a Dune property—a press release issued by developer Funcom gives us a bit more insight....

As you can see there are three different OVF formats including 0.9, 1.0 and 2.0. The 0.9 is an older format with fewer support options, 1.0 is the default one and can be used in this scenario. The main difference between 1.0 and 2.0 is in functionalities. Version 2.0 is the latest one that brings an enhanced set of capabilities to the packaging of the virtual machine. Under File choose the location and filename for the exported virtual machine....

In this guide, we have listed different troubleshooting methods that you can try in both scenarios. In the first section of the guide, we discuss solutions if your file name exceeds the recommended characters, while in the second section, we discuss solutions if you are facing an error even with fewer characters. We recommend going through the methods first to identify the cause of the issue. Once you do that, you can proceed with the relevant troubleshooting methods....

This error is typically caused by one of the following reasons: Corrupt Spotify application – your Spotify app can be infected with a bug or a corruption error, resulting the error.Slow internet connection – your internet connection might not be stable, causing Spotify to crash unexpectedly.VPN connection – Apps like Spotify typically try to protect their servers from VPNs for security reasons. Hence, if you are using a VPN, you are likely to run into the error at hand....

We had a look at the issue and discovered that it can be caused by several reasons such as: Driver problems – if you encounter the problem right after upgrading to the latest version of Windows, the error might occur due to incompatibility issues between the system and the driver. In this case, you can update the relevant driver manually to resolve the problem.Incorrect settings – the settings of your scanner might also not be configured accurately, which is causing the problem at hand....

1. Clean all the Temporary Files from the System It is very important to have enough storage before installing an application. If the setup is unable to write temporary files, it won’t be able to proceed with the installation process. To create space, you usually can’t delete your files and folders as they are important. However, you should try deleting temporary files. Follow the steps below to create space by clearing temporary files....

Some attribute the cause of this error to overclocking but plenty of users claim that they have never even tried something similar. Check out our solutions one by one and see if any of them can solve your problem! Solution 1: Update Your BIOS to the Latest Version This was the official response by Asus after some users complained about the frequent occurrence of the problem and they weren’t overclocking their processor at all....

However, when proceeding with the installation, you might encounter the error “a media driver your computer needs is missing”. This error signifies that some of the drivers which are to be booted in the new machine are missing from the installation media (either USB, CD etc.). There are several factors which might be responsible for this error: The USB drive which you are using might be malfunctioning and not transfer data to the computer properly....

Now that we went over every potential reason why the Windows Subsystem for Android is not working on your PC, let’s get over every possible fix that will allow you to use this new Windows 11 functionality. 1. Sideload the Windows Subsystem for Android The official documentation published by Microsoft in regards to the long-anticipated Windows Subsystem for Android states that the feature is only available for the Dev Channel (of the Windows Insider Program) and that the PC region needs to be set to the US....

What are the Causes of Lock Screen Displaying Black Background? As it is a bug inside Windows 10, there is a workaround that we have found to be effective in this scenario. This problem occurs when your Windows “Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing” setting present in Advance System Properties is disabled. On the other hand, it might also happen due to enabled state of “Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen” option inside Settings....

A CAB file is a form of compressed archive which is used on Windows-based PC’s. It has both archiving and compression; this means you can have multiple files which have been reduced in size to create a single CAB file. Another important feature regarding CAB files is that they are digitally signed if they are from a verified publisher. This way you can easily check if the CAB files are authentic or not....

The status code 225 is shown when there is an interruption in the signal. The signal can be interrupted because of many things. Cable signal might not be able to reach you because of some issues in Comcast backend, it might be because of your house wiring, it can be because of lines outside the house etc. Since there are many reasons for this issue, there are several things that you can do to solve this problem....

You will be inclined to uninstall and then reinstall a lot of drivers but that will not fix the issue. We have had users of two different Audio driver vendors (Realtek Audio ad Conexant SmartAudio) report the issue. In this article, we will be sharing two methods (one each for both the audio vendors) mentioned above. These methods have been tested and are certainly going to fix the problem, no matter what make your laptop might have....

However, you might run into a problem that shows this attribute as greyed out, and you can’t change it. While you can leave the parent folder’s settings to show hidden files or folders, this is not a complete solution. There are, however, two methods that you can try, and you will get your files and folders to remain unhidden. Method 1: Revert the customization settings If you have messed around with a folder’s customization settings after checking the Hidden attribute, that attribute will be later greyed out, and you won’t be able to unhide the folder....

You can either disable this service or you can try to fix the issue by getting to the root of the problem and eliminating it. The Workaround: Turning Interactive Services Detection Off If the pop up appears and disappears too quickly for you to do anything, this maybe it’s only fix. This method is the same for Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10. Press Windows key + R. In the Run window type services....

Even though the locked Window key might not be available on your keyboard, it is possible that some other causes, such as filter keys, corrupted driver, and enabled game mode prevent you from using the Windows key. Now after understanding the leading cause, let’s have a look at some other contributors: Disabled Windows key- If your Windows key is locked, you won’t be able to use it until you unlock the Windows key....

If some keys are not working, it is possible that those specific keys have dust or items between the physical key and the receptor which might be blocking the signal. In this case, it is recommended that you clean the keyboard after taking the initial casing off. How to fix Laptop Keyboard not working In addition to the title of this article, there are also some other topics which fall in the same category and following the solutions listed below also apply to them....

So what is this application’s purpose? It is used to execute HTA files which are an extension for HTML executable file format. HTA files are used with Internet Explorer 5 and versions released after, along with other various applications as well. HTA files are known to use HTML syntax to create applications for their use. What would happen if we disable this service? There are mixed feedbacks as there are unique configurations and usage for each PC but it was seen that Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer were not able to load several web pages as well as succeed in properly viewing the ones which were loaded....