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Many would say that Chrome is the best browser on the market. It is certainly the most popular, used by more than half of the online world. But it is an animal that can slow down your computer to a crawling state if it is not checked.

Multiple tabs, dubious extensions and overactive plugins can make you feel like you’re using Windows 3.1 on a Pre-Pentium 486 without turbo enabled.

Of course, if several tabs are open in the Chrome browser, the “Session Restore” function slows down the browser! No matter how popular or fast your browser is, it will crash for a variety of reasons. So, if you don’t want this to happen, follow the steps below to stop it. The Google Chrome browser has two indicators that users can enable to improve session recovery and performance. read more

Microsoft Security Essentials must be familiar to Windows 7 users. This antivirus freeware was developed and published by Microsoft. It takes advantage of the system’s simple user interface and low resource usage and is popular with Windows 7 users. However, some users may encounter the 0xC000000D error when using Microsoft Security Essentials and cause this software error. Sometimes this can lead to system failures, as in the case of Blue Screen.

The Microsoft Security Client OOBE session was interrupted due to the following error: 0xC000000D. read more

Many users report that when trying to open one or more different pages with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, they encounter the error “Content blocked because unsigned with a valid security certificate”.

Error Message: Content was blocked because it was not signed by a valid security certificate.

If you are currently having difficulty troubleshooting this particular error message, this article contains a list of verified troubleshooting steps. Below is a set of methods that other users in a similar situation have used to solve the problem. read more

Sometimes, when you check your Chrome browser console, you may have noticed an error such as _net::ERR_BLOCKED_BYCLIENT that appears for a particular website you are visiting or working on. This error is often caused by one of the extensions installed in Chrome. You will probably see this error if you use an extension like Adblock or a browser security plugin.

Adblock or “Browser Security” extensions use a set of parameters that define what is blocked. In other words, they contain a list of filters against which the URIs of a web page are checked when the page is loaded. When a particular resource is requested and triggers a filter, this resource is not displayed for the user and displays the message ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT in the Chrome Console. read more

Dead Cells is one of the best games in the platform genre, with Metroidivania tuning and incredibly fast gameplay. The game has attracted a lot of attention and for a good reason – it is a great success for all true fans.

For some strange reason, however, some players were unable to execute it. The message “Failed to load library steam.hdll” appears and you cannot start the game.

As to fix, the steam.hdll library could not be loaded error:

Repair Steam Game

These steps may not repair all defective steam games, but they repair a large part of them quickly and easily. We also recommend that you back up your scores via the Steam Cloud or on a USB stick before trying to repair them. read more

0x80300002 is a Windows installation error. The implication is that there is some form of corruption in the partition table or partitions and that you are not allowed to install the selected partition.

You can check and sometimes repair the partition table with various free tools, then repair the partitions yourself. This is not to be taken lightly, you can destroy a hard disk by doing it wrong.

Check Installation Media

This error also affects the installation media, which means that your media may be defective, files missing or that the memory containing the operating system you are installing has problems. read more

There are two possibilities when it comes to BIOS firmware. You can choose the new UEFI firmware or stick to the Legacy BIOS. Your choice depends on several factors, but we will not suggest any interference with the firmware if you do not have enough experience.

The common problem is to switch from one option to another because some users cannot boot from the old one. There are several reasons for this and we have listed some solutions below.

Activating the Legacy boot mode

On PCs and laptops from most manufacturers, including Dell, HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo and many others, the old boot can be turned on or enabled via the EFI configuration function available immediately after the PC is powered on. On many computers, it is not necessary to enable booting from the old system, but if you have boot problems from a bootable CD/DVD or USB, you will probably need to follow these instructions to allow your PC or laptop to boot in old mode. read more

If your Discord Overlay doesn’t work when you play games, you’re not alone! Many players report this annoying problem. But don’t worry about it! The good news is that you can easily fix it with the corrections listed below.

Run Discord as administrator

If you have not tried it for Discord, run it as an administrator, the overlapping of discords may not work. Try running your Discord as an administrator to see if this problem persists. Here’s how to do it:

• On your desktop, right-click the Discord shortcut and select Properties.
• In the pop-up window, go to the Compatibility tab. Select the check box next to Run this program as administrator and click OK.
• Double-click the Diskord shortcut on your desktop to open it.
• Start your game again.

Turn On Game Overlay

The first thing to do is to enable the overlay option for your game. Even if you are sure you have enabled this option, it is worth taking a look at it, because there are some things that need to be checked in the overlay and play settings. Follow the steps below to ensure that everything is properly configured to avoid any problems with the settings. read more

The controller is suddenly no longer recognized by the DS4Windows and switching USB ports leads to new recognition, but may be subject to the same problem. It is unique for each controller and USB port, but it is retained by the restarts.

DS4Windows allows you to easily connect the PS4 controller to your PC. It betrays your system in essence to believe it uses an Xbox 360 controller, but you still have access to motion controls and even touchpad for many games. However, there was a change to Windows that broke DS4Windows and effectively rendered the DS4 device unusable until the user manually reactivated it. To avoid this problem, you must reactivate the DS4 and use a patched version of DS4Windows. read more

This article describes how to solve the various problems that occur when you try to back up or restore files or folders using Windows Backup and Restore. If this Windows backup and recovery problem occurs, you will receive the following error messages:

• 0x80070001
• 0x81000037
• 0x80070003

In addition, you may not be able to navigate to the files and folders you want to restore in the File Recovery Wizard.

Microsoft mentions that “reparse points” are the Windows equivalent of symbolic links under Linux. They allow you to “link” a folder to another location on your hard drive without having to move the folder. read more