Windows Bulletin

You may receive an error message “The name of the local device is already used” when you try to restore a network association connection to a shared network folder on a Windows XP client.

This problem can occur if you connect to the Windows XP client with a different connection type than the one you use to connect to the file server. If you have created the network drive on a local area network (LAN) using your current user data, the association information does not contain any user information. When you connect to the computer, the operating system only makes a partial connection for sharing and the network drive is considered used. Later, when you access the network drive, the connection is fully restored. read more

Photoshop CS6, the latest addition to Adobe Creative Suite, includes powerful photo and graphics editing tools. However, this software is not without frustration, and many users of online forums complain about bugs that prevent the saving or opening of files. These bugs have never been officially fixed by Adobe, but a few tips might help you fix them so you can reopen your files.

Enable OpenGL display

Editing – Settings – Performance. Clear the Enable [ ] OpenGL display check box. Close Photoshop and restart it. read more

Telnet is one of the most popular commands to check network connectivity, and for some reason, it is not installed by default in the higher version of the Windows operating system. This causes an error to occur when you run Telnet at the command prompt.

Error message:

‘‘Telnet’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file‘

Enabling the Windows Telnet function

For the system administrators among us. Telnet is a Windows feature that you can install in the Control Panel under Enable or disable Windows features. read more

Several users encountered a problem when Windows Explorer showed incorrect or incorrect use of the disk in the drive properties. This article explains how to solve this problem.

You will probably notice something strange about the amount of free space on your hard drive when you look closely. If you right-click on your C drive: in Windows, you will see a certain space called “used space” – in the next screenshot, the hard disk contains 279 GB of files.

However, if you select all the files on your disk C: : (including hidden files and Windows system files), right-click on them and select Properties, you will notice something strange. The space required by the files does not correspond to the space required on your hard disk. We have here files worth 272 GB on our drive C: – but Windows uses 279 GB of disk space. That’s a difference of about 7 GB – where did all those GB go? read more

The OEM partition is designed for system recovery or factory recovery. It allows users to easily and quickly restore the system to its original state in the event of a system failure or crash. This partition is usually delivered with Dell, Lenovo or HP computers. And some people want to delete OEM partitions to create more space because they don’t intend to reset the device to the factory default values.

Merge or delete an OEM partition on Windows

The Windows Disk Management Tool does not allow you to delete/merge the OEM partition. You must use the integrated Diskpart command line utility. read more

Urlmon.dll is used by Microsoft software to download the Object Linking And Embedding library to your PC. It is essentially a framework of files and settings that your software will use to integrate hyperlinks and other “objects” into your programs. If you have errors caused by this file, it indicates that you have a problem with the file or software that is trying to use it.

The Urlmon.dll error message may appear if this DLL file becomes inaccessible OR if the operating system cannot recover this file. Sometimes urlmon.dll errors can indicate a registration problem, a computer virus or malware problem, or even a hardware failure. read more

Google Chrome is the most popular browser. Nowadays, we search for hundreds of websites every day, leaving a record of browser history. Google uses browser history to optimize and improve our web browsing experience. However, sometimes Chrome users cannot delete their web browser history, data, cache and cookies. In this article, we will guide you through specific settings that will help you clear your browser’s history on Chrome. We will start this guide by mentioning common methods. At the end of the article, we will talk about much more advanced methods that will certainly help you to delete the Chrome history. read more

Users running multimedia software on current versions of Windows may have encountered a strange event: The volume of their multimedia applications – Windows Media Player, iTunes, Plex, etc. – may be too high. – is automatically reduced when they run certain games or programs such as Skype. It can be incredibly frustrating, but it’s not a mistake. The Windows act that automatically reduces the volume of some applications is actually the operating system that tries to help you. This is why this is happening and how you can politely refuse Redmond’s help. read more

Some windows seem to have a recurring problem where the VPN connection (established by the integrated installation) cannot be restored after disconnecting the connection. However, the connection is successful if the user restarts the system. The problem occurs mainly under Windows 10 with PPTP connection. In most cases, the error’Can’t connect to xxxxxxxx’ appears.

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an essential online tool to increase your privacy and security on the Internet. However, VPN problems can lead to a loss of VPN connections and error messages. Fortunately, there are a number of patches that you can try. read more

The scroll wheel of the “Jump” mouse normally appears while the user scrolls down with the mouse. It appears on PCs and laptops and is not exclusive to a particular version of the Windows operating system. When you scroll down the page, the page or anything that can be scrolled up goes up a few pixels and it can be very annoying.

The optical wheel is part of the scroll wheel in the upper middle of the screen. For your finger, it’s just a rubber wheel with a mechanical impact. A part of the optical wheel to which it is attached is housed in a U-shaped plastic housing and uses a rotary switch. Other models use a plastic slot wheel and an optical slot sensor as well as an LED for encoders and decoders (infrared). It counts both steering and steps when you move the wheel. He knows in which direction you turn the wheel by closing and opening the contacts, depending on how it is moved, different times, and the same goes for optical pulses that start at different times in the same way. read more