On a Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise computer the following error may appear when trying to turn on BitLocker drive encryption on the Operating System drive: "This device can't use a Trusted Platform Module. Your administrator must set the "Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM" option in the "Require additional authentication at startup" policy for […]
The following issue appeared on a Windows 10 based computer, when trying to install the Feature update 1903: The installation stops with error "We couldn't install Windows 10, 0xC1900101 – 0x30017. The installation failed in the FIRST BOOT phase with an error during BOOT operation", and then reverts back to the previous Windows 10 version/build.
This tutorial contains step by step instructions on how to password protect your PC with BitLocker encryption. The BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature included in Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise editions and it can help you, to protect your personal data from unauthorized access.
If you experience operation problems while using your computer, like freezes, low responses or crashes, then probably your computer is infected by a virus or malware program(s) that makes your computer slow and unstable. So, I wrote this malware removal guide to help users scan and clean viruses and malicious programs
This guide contains instructions to resolve the following problem at every Windows 10 startup: "Your hardware settings have changed. Please reboot your computer for these changes to take effect.".
In a previous tutorial I had described the way to encrypt your files by using the EFS encryption. In this tutorial you 'll find out, how to remove the EFS encryption and how to decrypt the EFS encrypted files after transferring them to another computer.
Recently I encountered the following issue while playing a movie using BSPlayer: while the video was playing, there was no sound. At the same time, the movie and the sound, plays perfect in any other player. (e.g. VLC, Windows Media Player, etc.).
This tutorial contains two different free and secure methods to password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7 OS. If you lock a folder with a password, it will not be accessible to anyone other than you.
This guide contains instructions to fix the following issue with VeraCrypt on a Windows 10 based computer: VeraCrypt is not responding and freezes (hangs) when dismounting the encrypted volume.
The File Sharing feature in Windows, gives you the ability to easy share folders and files between the users on your network. By sharing your files with other users on the same network, you 'll be able to view and work with the same files/folders.
This tutorial contains instructions to fix the Windows 10 Upgrade Error 0XC1900101 – 0x20017: "The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT operation". The error 0XC1900101 – 0x20017 may appear when updating Windows 10 to the latest build, or when you upgrade your system from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows […]
This tutorial contains instructions to fix the following issues in Windows 10: Start Menu does not open, Cortana Search not working, Settings app doesn't launch, Taskbar icons won't open.