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Fix Error: Please Install Skype from the Microsoft Store for the Best Experience

When you try to install Skype for Windows Desktop latest version (Skype 8.17), it will give you an error “Please install Skype from the Microsoft Store for the best experience”.

Fix Windows 7 Error 80248015 Running Windows Update

For the past couple of days, people using Windows 7 are facing error 80248015 with Windows Update. If you are using Windows 7, most probably your Windows Update functionality is broken at the moment.

How To Always Sign Out Of Gmail After Closing Browser

When you logged into Gmail account with any browser on your system, it keeps you logged in even you close your browser. The same case happens to me every time. I did not even check the check box “Stay signed in", but Gmail will stay logged in. When I re-open my browser and redirect to Gmail …

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4 Ways To Fix “Another App Is Controlling Your Sound At The Moment” Error In Windows 10

While using Windows 10, you may often get some errors related to sound. One of the errors related to sound in Windows 10 is an error that says “Another App is controlling your sound at the moment…" This error asks you to close that app which is using your sound if you want to hear …

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2 Ways To Fix “Encrypt Contents To Secure Data" Option Grayed Out In Windows 10

Windows 10 comes with Encrypted File System (EFS) which allows users to encrypt their data in a particular folder or drive. This is especially useful when you want to keep your data private only such that it is accessible from your Windows account only. No one else will be able to open the encrypted files …

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Fix: Unable To Download Any EXE File In Windows 10

If you are unable to download any exe file in Windows 10 or even on Windows 7/8/8.1, there may be a problem in your Internet Options or Windows Registry needs to be configured correctly. This error usually occurs when you have disabled downloading of executable files in Internet Options. This can be done manually by …

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Fix: MsMpEng.exe Causing High CPU and Disk Usage

MsMpEng.exe is the core process of Windows Defender. Windows Defender comes pre-installed on Windows 10. Sometimes MsMpEng.exe starts utilizing 100% of CPU and Disk. While this is happening, the system becomes slow or even stops responding. MsMpEng.exe issue of taking 100% disk and CPU usage normally occurs when Windows Defender is scanning the system for …

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Fix: USB Audio Device Preventing Sleep in Windows 10

Your Windows 10 computer may not go to Sleep mode for no obvious reason. The reason can be the audio or any other device which is preventing Sleep mode in Windows 10. Since I was the victim of this issue because of my sound device, I will keep it to fixing the issue with audio …

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Fix: Laptop High Pitched Sound Problem Through The Speakers And Headphones

You may experience distorted and high-pitched sound coming out from your laptop’s speaker or even if you plugged the earphones or headphones. The faulty audio and sound configuration can cause this sound problem or may be your sound driver is not updated one or your playback devices settings are not correct. In this article, I have …

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