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Many users have reported an error in their Windows search privileges. The error message is “Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories.” There may be several reasons for this message, such as corrupted system files or corrupted user profiles. If you are currently experiencing the same error message, check the following methods to see how you can fix the problem.

How to Fix ‘Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories’ Issue

Create a new user profile

• Press Windows + R to open a Run dialog box. Then type “ms-settings:other users” in the text box and press Enter to open the Family & Other People tab in the application preferences.
• Once you have successfully accessed the Family and Other Users tab, go to the right pane and go to the Other Users tab. When you are there, click on Add more people to this PC.
• Then add your email address and phone number associated with your Microsoft account. If you want to create a local account, click on “I don’t have this person’s sign-in information”.
• When you reach the next screen, enter the credentials of your Microsoft account or click Add User Without Microsoft Account (if you want to create a local account). Note: Note that when you create a local account, some online features available in Windows 10 will not be available.
• Set up a username and password for your new account. Then, you will be asked to assign a security question. We recommend that you do this to protect your account and set up a password recovery method.
• Once the new account is created, restart your computer and log in the next time you start with the newly created account.
• When the startup sequence is complete, check that the search function is working normally. If this is the case, you can safely delete the old user profile because you will no longer use it.

Take ownership of the file

1. Open a folder containing protected system files.
2. Right-click a file and click Properties.
3. Go to the Security tab.
4. Click on Permissions to take possession of the file.
5. Click on the Change Owner hyperlink at the top of the page:
6. Now enter the username of your account. If necessary, click Check Names to check that the name is correct.
7. It should now register YOU as the owner of the file. CLICK ON APPLY.
8. Select your username from the list (again from the Security tab) and click Edit. Confirm the UAC prompt.
9. Select your username again and check the Total control box.
10. Click on Apply

Run the DISM tool

1. Open a highlighted prompt. To do this, paint the right edge of the screen, then press Search.
2. Type the command prompt in the search box, right-click on Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command, then press Enter.
   DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
4. Type the following command and press Enter.
   sfc /scannow
5. Close the command prompt.

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The ability to adjust the brightness from your PC can be very useful, but many users have reported that this option is not available on Windows 10. One of the reasons this happens is because of your old video driver. These speakers are no longer stable in terms of your display setting.

Your monitor driver can also be disabled, which automatically prompts Windows to upgrade to older versions. Often, these versions do not support changes in brightness. In some cases, the brightness settings may have been deleted. If you cannot find the option to change the brightness anywhere on your taskbar or in the Notification Center, here are the methods to help you solve the problem. read more

The MBR is the main boot record, and when you boot your PC, the first thing the PC does is to look for the location of the operating system. This is what he finds when he examines the MBR. In case of a problem with the MBR, the operating system cannot be loaded and the PC is shut down.

You may receive a message informing you that a boot error has occurred because the operating system cannot be located, or you get no indication of what went wrong and only see a blank screen. The error can be the MBR 1 error, the MBR 2 error or the MBR 3 error (or the MBR 3 error). All this indicates corruption or errors in the main boot record. Rebooting the system from a recovery point should be the next step. read more

Steam is an excellent video game platform that makes it easy to download, install, update and purchase games online. Once installed on your computer, you can create a user account using your email address. The features are divided into five parts: shop, community, my games, my media and tools, so you can browse the available games, chat with the players, manage the games, and more. Although it is convenient for users to play games with Steam, there are several issues that interfere with the game you are playing like error in Steam game installation. read more

If you receive the message ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY with the message Not Enough Storage is Available to Process this Command, follow the troubleshooting steps of this item to correct it.

This error code affects Windows servers, so systems with the message Not enough disk space is available to process this command in the error log.

Microsoft explains that this error can occur if the IRPStackSize registry entry on the server is too low. Therefore, the best and easiest way to solve this problem is to optimize the registry to assign a larger IRPStackSize value. read more

Some VMware users report that they cannot start one or more virtual machines that they have configured on their computer. When powering up the virtual machine, the window displays the following error:

An unexpected error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM VM_name. Failed to lock the file.

The Failed to lock the file error means that another process opens the file and that the process you are using cannot open the file correctly.

This usually happens when you:

• Try starting a second virtual machine with the same virtual machine configuration.
• Turn on a virtual machine with built-in hard disks using the vmware-mount utility.
• Try turning on a virtual machine from the user interface during a snapshot operation.
• Try adding a virtual disk to an already used virtual machine.

Deleting LCK folders from the virtual machine

ListingThese “lck” folders are created when the locks are placed on the vmdk and vmem files when the machine is in working order. When the machine didn’t work, these files shouldn’t have been there. In addition, the vmem file should not exist if the computer is turned off. read more

Microsoft is currently working on a new version of the Edge browser based on chrome and has provided the necessary DevTools for its improvement. It will soon be available to all. There are potential risks to using the browser in administrator mode, and we will talk about that now.

If you accidentally launch the Edge browser in administrator mode, it will run with administrator rights. This can have serious unintended consequences.

Unlike the traditional Edge browser, the new Edge can be launched with administrator rights. If you accidentally or intentionally launch the Edge browser in administrator mode, a notification warning is displayed to close Microsoft Edge and restart it in non-admin mode for better performance. read more

It seems that HP has started to transfer the HIDClass driver to its devices again, but for various reasons, it cannot be installed on Windows 10. Various reports show that the HP HIDClass driver cannot be installed under Windows 10 with error 0x800703e3 and that the “try again” button does nothing.

From the current point of view, this problem arises not only on HP devices with the October 2018 update, but also on PCs with the April 2018 update (version 1803) or perhaps older. Only a subset of consumers seems to be affected, and everything seems to be related to a conflict with HP drivers. read more

Activation errors in Windows 10 are very irritating and users have found reports of various activation errors in forum discussions over and over again. The Windows 0x80041023 activation error code occurs when you update Windows 10 or reinstall it on your computer. You may be providing an invalid foundation or upgrade from Windows Home to Windows Pro.

Causes of the error code 0x80041023

You have an invalid Windows key. If you reinstall Windows 10 and the automatic activation fails, it is possible that the key previously used was invalid or unique. These keys can only be used once and no longer work when the machine is formatted.
Due to the key stored in the BIOS: This is another possible cause because your system BIOS has the key to the Windows home. And the Windows operating system tries to use the key stored in the BIOS.
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The error message is,

“Can’t connect securely to this page
This might be because the site uses outdated or unsafe TLS security settings. If this keeps happening, try contacting the website’s owner.
Your TLS security settings aren’t set to the defaults, which could also be causing this error.
Try this: Go back to the last page” read more