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The UEFI or Unified Extensible Firmware interface on Microsoft Surface devices provides faster commissioning, new features and increased security. It replaces the traditional BIOS of a computer and can be used to manage firmware settings on a Surface device. It should not be necessary to change these settings under normal conditions. But if you wish, you can change a number of parameters such as battery limiter, start order, safer start and more. In this manual, you will learn how to start with UEFI settings on any Surface device under Windows 10. read more

The display cache on Windows 10 helps the computer to remember which mode and resolution to use when a particular display output is detected by a connected external monitor. This eliminates the need to manually reapply all settings each time a particular external monitor is connected.

Sometimes the cache may have problems and you notice that the display output does not work properly when you connect to an external monitor.

In this case, you can reset and clear the display cache to see if this solves the problem. When you reset and clear the display cache, Windows 10 is forced to forget all connected external monitors and their individual settings that are stored in the computer’s display cache. The next time you connect to an external display, it will be treated as a newly connected display with the default and optimal settings. read more

If you are faced with the problem that websites are not loaded and displayed correctly in the Firefox browser, then this article is useful. An example of such a case is when the pages of a certain website display text but not images. In another case, the text may not be displayed correctly and may extend over an area.

There are many reasons why a web page cannot load correctly in your browser. Sometimes the problem is a compatibility problem, as is the case when developers of a website use proprietary encoding techniques that not all browsers can interpret. You can search for this type of problem by using a different browser to visit this site. This is one of the reasons why it is a good idea to keep Safari, Firefox and Chrome web browsers close at hand. If a page loads in one browser but not in another, you know it’s a compatibility issue. read more

A Windows 0x80070015 error may occur if the operation has not been properly initialized. This is usually an internal programming error, and there is not much an end user can do. However, since this error occurs when you run Windows Update, Windows Defender or Microsoft Store, or when you install Windows, we recommend that you follow these steps.

Manual reset of Windows Update files and folders

You must delete the contents of the SoftwareDistribution folder and reset the Catroot2 folder to solve your problems. They contain temporary system files that are responsible for installing updates on a computer. This includes data that supports Windows updates and installers of new components. read more

The purpose of this guide is to configure your computer to start Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux with two starts. Dual boot is a technique that allows a single physical computer to run two or more operating systems (OS). This is useful for experimenting with new operating systems without putting all your eggs in one basket.

Configure your computer to boot under Windows 10 or Ubuntu 18.04 if necessary. Although Linux is an excellent operating system with extensive hardware and software support, the reality is that you sometimes have to use Windows, perhaps because of key applications that do not work under Linux. Fortunately, the dual startup of Windows and Linux is very easy – and in this article I will show you how to configure it with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. read more

Sometimes Windows 10 displays error code 0x80070520 when the user tries to connect to the Windows store or use Windows store applications such as Xbox, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Ultimate Word Games, and others. Most often, the problem occurs after installing patches or updates to Windows 10. However, this error code sometimes appears during reinstallation. In this article, we will help you correct the Windows 10 0x80070520 error code quickly and easily. read more

If PowerShell displays an error message – the file cannot be loaded because the scripts running on this system are disabled, you must enable the script on your Windows 10 computer. The reason for this error is that your user account does not have enough privileges to run this script. This does not mean that you must have administrator-level privileges, but also that you must be free to run this type of PowerShell or cmdlet script.

This problem can occur if the execution policy is set to Restricted. Some Windows PowerShell cmdlets cannot work if the policy is too restrictive. read more

Can’t your Origin customer go online? Don’t worry. You’re not the only one. Many Origin users have had the same problem on their computers. But more importantly, you should be able to solve this problem very easily.

Clear Origin Cache Data

Sometimes things don’t work well with Origin or in your games. Emptying the cache can help solve common problems. These problems include, but are not limited to:

1. Origin blocked or not updated in offline mode.
2. Games that are not downloaded
3. Game downloads or updates that are blocked at a certain percentage or are waiting for download.
4. Missing” games in your original library.

Temporarily disable your antivirus.

Your firewall or antivirus software can sometimes cause Origin to malfunction, preventing it from connecting to the Internet. To see if this is the case for you, temporarily disable your firewall and see if the problem persists (you may need to check your firewall documentation for information on how to disable it.)

If this solves your problem, you can contact your firewall manufacturer for advice. You can also install another antivirus solution.

IMPORTANT: Pay particular attention to the websites you visit, the emails you open and the files you download if you have disabled your firewall.

Resetting the Hosts file to the default settings

The Hosts file is used by the operating system to associate friendly host names with digital (Internet Protocol) IP addresses that identify and locate a host on an IP network. The Hosts file is one of the many system resources that address network nodes on a computer network and is an integral part of the IP implementation of an operating system.

To reset the Hosts file to its default value, follow these steps depending on your operating system:

• Open the Notepad. To do this, use Cortana to search for “Notepad”, then press or click on the Notepad icon.
• Copy and paste the following text into the file:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host # localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost read more

One morning, when you open my computer, you will see a hidden folder called Msocache that takes up a lot of hard disk space in a partition of your hard disk that has a lot of free space. What is this Msocache file? Why is it in my computer? How can I remove it to recover the free space?

If Microsoft Office is installed on your hard drive, you probably have a hidden folder called C: MSOCache. This is used to facilitate repairs and reinstallations of Microsoft Office features, but can consume a lot of disk space. read more

After upgrading to Windows 10, you can see two folders on your system or C drive named $Windows.~BT and $Windows.~WS. These folders are created by Windows during the upgrade process.

The $WINDOWS.~BT folder is a temporary folder created by Windows Update that contains the logs and update files downloaded by the Windows update process. By default, the $WINDOWS.~BT folder is hidden. It exists in the root directory of your system drive. To see it, enable the display of the hidden folder in Windows 10. read more