Windows Bulletin Tutorials

If you try to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection to an enterprise network using a PPTP (point to point tunneling protocol) client, the connection to the Microsoft Windows Server remote access server may fail. You can receive the following error message:

Error 721: The remote computer is not responding.

Note that the description of error 721 may vary.

This problem can occur if the network firewall does not allow GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) protocol traffic. GRE is the IP 47 protocol, PPTP uses GRE for tunnelized data. read more

If you receive many attachments to the emails you receive in your Gmail account, you need to store them on Google Drive, where you can access them from any device with an Internet connection and share them easily with other users.

Once you have saved a file from Gmail to Google Drive, you can easily find it and open it in Gmail.

How To Save Gmail Attachments in Google Drive?

To save your Gmail attachments in Google Drive, do the following:

1. Launch the Gmail application on your device and log in with your username and password.
2. Find the email containing the attachment you want to save in Google Drive and click on it to open it.
3. Once your email opens, move your mouse over the attachment you want to save in Google Drive and click the Save to Hard Disk icon.

This allows you to instantly save the attachment you need in Google Drive, so you can access it anytime, anywhere. In addition, you are no longer dependent on a particular device to access this file, but you can access it from any device with an Internet connection. read more

Today, people perform a variety of essential tasks and shopping on the Internet. Technology makes it easier and more convenient for us to pay our bills, communicate with people abroad and search for the items we need. However, if you learn more about the different ways your computer can be hacked, you will certainly be alarmed. In today’s dangerous digital age, of course, you wouldn’t use your PC without a reliable antivirus program.

System updates generally provide improvements and better functionality. However, many users have complained that Windows 10 stops installing antivirus programs. In most cases, third-party software should work properly with this operating system. On the other hand, you may encounter the following problems when installing antivirus software: read more

Google Chrome’s ability to create desktop shortcuts for websites is an incredibly useful feature. You can open websites in special Chrome windows, and they also look like real Windows or MacOS applications.

However, using the Create Chrome Shortcut function can cause some problems. For example, some of the shortcuts you create start in normal Chrome windows, including tabs and a visible address bar. Or you may find the option greyed out and unusable.

However, let’s take a look at some patches that can help you move this important function in the right direction. read more

Windows update errors are very familiar to Windows users, and when you try to install updates, you may receive several errors. One of the most common errors on Windows 10 computers is the 0x80070006 error. So, when you try to check for updates on Windows 10 computers, the computer asks for error 0x80070006 instead of checking for updates.

This message appears:

There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x80070006) read more

When you try to establish a VPN connection with a computer, the connection fails and the following error is displayed:

Error 812: The connection was prevented because of a policy configuration on your RAS/VPN server. Specifically the authentication method used by the server to verify your username and password may not match the authentication method configured in your connection profile. Please contact the Administrator of the RAS server and notify them of this error.

In general, error 812 can occur if the VPN client could not comply with the NPS directives, or if the user account is not allowed to connect, or if the authentication method used on the client does not comply with the method configured on the server. read more

Windows 10 1703 has received the KB4493436 cumulative update. Since this version has reached the end of the service, Microsoft has only provided the security and quality update. This patch includes improvements mainly in Internet Explorer, setting the date and time for Japanese times, touch screen, roaming profile, and so on.

It contains a subset of the fixes that were made when Windows 10 version 1803 was updated. Only the second known number of 1803 is listed. The update was not accompanied by new features, but it made some useful changes and corrections to the Japanese era format. Corrected a problem that caused PostScript printers to use the wrong font. read more

As Quicken is a very popular financial software among users in the United States and Canada. There are many chances that users will encounter problems when working on the software. Today we are going to discuss Quicken Error CC-502, it is a very common error that occurs when updating your bank accounts in Quicken.

Symptoms of Quicken CC-502 error

Take a look at the points given:

• You will notice that your system often crashes when you run the same program.
• Windows performance also becomes slow and reacts slowly.
• You will notice that your computer freezes regularly for a few seconds.

If you receive a CC-502 error, we recommend that you first check the Quicken community for alerts to common problems. This error message is usually caused by the maintenance of your bank’s website. You can try again in a few hours or the next business day. read more

Microsoft released the missing cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1809 on May 1, 2019. The company has released two cumulative updates for all versions of Windows 10 that it still supports each month.

One is released on the second Tuesday of the month, and the other is released later, focusing mainly on issues. The first update fixes security issues and fixes bugs, the second only fixes bugs.

The second cumulative update of the latest version of Windows 10 is regularly reported. Microsoft has already released updates for previous versions of Windows 10 – Windows 10 version 1607 to 1803 – last week. read more

Add specific websites to your browser’s list of trusted sites or exceptions to enable advanced features while maintaining a high level of security for general web browsing.

To avoid security alerts and other errors when using these and other applications, add them to your browser’s list of trusted sites/exceptions.

This mainly affects the increased security of Windows 10 and the blocking of documents from websites. If you receive security warnings that material from a source is dangerous or blocked, site reliability is often the solution. read more