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In that case, your browser may be experiencing an issue where it can’t find the website. You can try rebooting your router, disabling your antivirus, and changing your DNS server to potentially fix the problem. Restart Your Router to Fix the err_address_unreachable Error Your router’s minor issues can sometimes cause huge problems, like the one you’re experiencing in Chrome. Unless you know your router’s issue, you can try rebooting your router and see if that fixes Chrome’s problem....

“Something went wrong and your PIN isn’t available (status: 0xc000006d)” is another variation of the error. This tutorial highlights troubleshooting fixes for the 0xc000006d error code and similar error messages. Reboot Your Computer Shut down your PC and turn it on before trying the troubleshooting recommendations below. Press and hold down your computer’s power button until the screen goes black. Wait for 15-30 for your computer to shut down completely, and press the power button again to turn it back on....

You can try changing your Discord status, disable your PC’s feature that blocks all notifications, and even reinstall the Discord client. Here are all the ways you can make the app deliver alerts on time on your computer. Change Your Discord Status to Online Discord offers multiple user statuses so you can tell people what you’re up to. One of these is Do Not Disturb, which blocks all your desktop notifications....

There are many reasons your mouse’s scroll wheel can stop working. You may have a problem in your mouse settings, a bad connection to your PC, or even a broken scroll wheel. We’ll look at all the possible ways to fix the mouse scroll not working issue on your Microsoft Windows PC. Disconnect and Reconnect the Mouse to Your PC The first thing you should do when scrolling stops working is to make sure your mouse is correctly plugged into your PC....

While these are the more common problems that you’d think of whenever your network connection is slow, one of the hidden issues you wouldn’t immediately notice is packet loss. This generally reduces the throughput or speed of a given connection, sometimes resulting in reduction in quality to protocols or apps that are latency sensitive such as VoIP or streaming video. Packet loss is a critical network performance metric, which should never happen at any one time on your network....

Unless you already know why the screensaver is not working in Windows 10, you’ll want to try a few methods before your issue is resolved. You don’t really need to download anything or use any third-party apps to fix the issue, as most likely changing an option here and there in your system configuration will fix the problem for you. Update Your System To Fix The Windows 10 Screensaver Not Working Issue One of the possible reasons why the screensaver isn’t working on your Windows 10 PC is because you have an old version of Windows running on your computer....

Other reasons you can’t perform an action on your file include File Explorer being buggy, your antivirus restricting your access to the file, an installed app interfering with your task, and more. Close the App That’s Using Your File Often, you get the above file error when you try to modify a file that’s being used by an app. The app has restricted any modifications to the file, making you unable to make changes to the file....

This will work fine if you use the same browser on all your devices. However, most people don’t. Firefox and Opera users, for example, want to view their favorite sites on multiple browsers and so want to be able to sync bookmarks on browsers across systems. You can manually import or export bookmarks between browsers. However, this is time-consuming, inefficient, and needs constant updating. This article will outline several solutions to sync bookmarks and data in Windows when using Firefox and Opera....

The main issues one may have with a digital video recorder (DVR) is that you’re stuck with whatever capabilities come included with the device. That, on top of the additional charges tacked on to your monthly ISP bill, can turn people away altogether. So why not just build your own? Building your own DVR is not as daunting as one may believe. With a few pieces of off-the-shelf equipment, you can forego paying the monthly service fee that generally accompanies the use of such a feature....

In this article we’re going to show you how to use Remote Desktop in Windows 10. Requirements: The target computer (host) must have Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise installed.Remote Desktop must be enabled on the host computer.The local device (client) must have the Remote Desktop App installed. It’s available for free from the Microsoft Store, Google Play, and the Mac App Store. If you have an older version of Windows or a Windows IoT Enterprise client, download and install the Remote Desktop Client for your system type....

1. Confirm That It’s the Adapter There’s little point in spending precious time trying to fix something that isn’t broken. So before you assume that your network card is the problem, you should eliminate a few other possibilities first: Do other network adapters on your computer work properly?Can other devices using the same type of adapter connect without issue?Does trying a different Ethernet cable help?Is it an internet connection problem only?...

Rather than invite temptation, many administrators prevent access to the Command Prompt to discourage users from troubleshooting computer errors and poking around where they can compromise the integrity of a system. The Windows Command Prompt The Windows Command Prompt (sometimes called the DOS prompt) is a tool that allows administrators to create batch functions, troubleshoot computer errors, and invoke system-wide commands to make administration easier and more efficient. The average user has little use for this tool....

The other annoying thing was that the duplicates were slightly different. For example, I had a contact Vineet and then another one called Vineet R and another called Vineet Rohatgi! One had a number, one had an email and the last one had an address. So not exact duplicates, but still all the same contact info. In this article, I’ll go through a couple of ways you can solve the problem of duplicate contacts and how to merge them together....

I ended up sifting through the 500-page manual to figure out how to go about blocking all IP addresses except the ones that I wanted for management access. After a lot of testing and several posts to the Cisco forums, I figured it out! In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps to configure access profiles and profiles rules for your Cisco switch. Note: The following method I am going to describe also allows you to restrict access to any number of enabled services on your switch....

Many users feel that more security is unnecessary for their needs as they have very little, if anything, to hide from prying eyes. These same users are also not privy to the fact that companies like Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook will sell your email data to government agencies or whomever is the highest bidder. When you sign up for a new Gmail account you are giving Google consent to scan your emails for keywords....

For instance, if I want to visit ESPN.com to see today’s basketball scores, I would type espn.com into my web browser. You’ll notice that the address changes to espn.go.com, and eventually the website loads. However, you can also access espn.com by typing 68.71.216.176 into the URL bar. Of course, espn.com is a lot simpler to remember than 68.71.216.176 (imagine having to remember the IP address for dozens of websites you visit), so DNS servers are used....

Because so many applications use it, it’s important to know what the AppData folder is, how to access it, and the data it contains. This guide explains everything you need to know about the AppData folder in Windows 10. What Is the AppData Folder? The AppData (Application Data) folder is a hidden folder in Windows 10 that contains all the data specific to your user profile for the programs installed on your PC....

In this article, we’ll cover what the Desktop.ini file is, how you can use it, and whether it’s safe to delete. What Is the Desktop.ini File? The Desktop.ini file is a hidden configuration file found in every folder on Microsoft Windows (including Vista and Windows 10/11). Each Desktop.ini file contains the configuration settings for that folder. The Desktop.ini file is not visible by default as it’s a protected operating system file....

In many ways, the Registry sits at the heart of Windows, and power users can use it to make their computers do things that would otherwise be impossible. Warning: Making changes to the Registry can break your computer. You should only make changes you are comfortable with, and you should always back up the Registry beforehand. A (Brief) History of the Registry Why does Windows have a registry? The Registry was introduced to Windows with the release of Windows 95 and persisted to Windows 11....

That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take an interest in what exactly the Windows Modules Installer Worker process does and whether it’s safe, especially if you see it with high CPU usage in Task Manager. To help you, here’s what you need to know about this important process, including how to troubleshoot it if problems appear. What Is Windows Modules Installer Worker? The Windows Modules Installer Worker (tiworker.exe) process is part of the Windows Update service that keeps your PC up-to-date....