Fix: Empty area at the top of the screen when maximizing the window

Fix: Empty area at the top of the screen when maximizing the window

Some Windows 10 users have reported that when maximizing an application window, such as a browser (Chrome, IE, etc.) or program, a blank or black area appears at the top. The rest of the screen looks and behaves normally. This problem bothers many users, and if you are one of them, here is the solution to fix it.

In this article, we will look at some of the best methods to solve the empty area at the top of the screen problem.

What causes a blank area at the top of the screen in a maximized window?

What causes a blank area at the top of the screen in a maximized window?

If your user profile is corrupted, you may get a blank/empty area at the top of the maximized window when setting up multiple monitors. In addition, the protected view and hardware acceleration of Office applications can also cause the error in question. read more

Bugfix: Windows could not find regedit.exe

Windows could not find regedit.exe

Have you encountered an error that Windows can not find regedit.exe and you don’t know what to do? This short article explains some methods to solve your problem. Regedit is the file that runs the registry editor. The registry system contains information about installing, updating, and removing software or hardware from your PC.

Over time, the registry gets cluttered with information about incomplete installations or deletions, which can cause your PC to experience system slowdowns and the “Windows can’t find regedit.exe” problem. It is important not to ignore the problem and fix it as soon as possible. read more

Service Host Fix: Diagnostic policy service High CPU and memory usage

As you may know, there are a number of active background processes and services that help Windows run smoothly. Most of these background processes/services consume a minimal amount of CPU power and RAM. However, there are times when a process gets disrupted or corrupted and consumes much more resources than usual, leaving little room for other applications in the foreground. The Diagnostic Policy Service is one such process that has been known to overload system resources on rare occasions.

The Diagnostic Policy Service is one of the common Svchost.exe (Service Host) processes. It is responsible for detecting problems with various Windows components and solving them. The service tries to automatically resolve detected problems when possible and when not, it saves diagnostic information for analysis. read more

Bug fix: Problem with Win32Bridge server – Incorrect function

Some users have reported that when working with Windows 10, a message box keeps popping up on the screen with the following described line:

C:Program FilesWindowsAppsMicrosoft549981C3F5F10_2.20 ……Win32Bridge.Server.exe. Incorrect function.

This error message can be quite frustrating as it keeps appearing. Besides, it can affect your work. In most cases, the affected computers work properly, but the error message keeps appearing. There is no obvious reason why this problem occurs, but we have a solution for it, and it works! read more