Recent content by Eksy61

Use CHKDSK or some equivalent third-party program to scan that storage drive for errors and fix those if needed.

I'm curious: What do you use usblyzer for?

You didnt say whether your computer is awake at 3 AM. If not, then you also need to check the option "Wake your computer to run this task"

Get Autoruns for PC (it's free). https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns Autoruns wlll display a list of everything that is designed to run at bootup and/or login. (You may be surprised how much stuff that is!) Then search for "Babaika" in the list of vendors. Some...

The message was, "You must update .NET to run this application." I think you should heed its advice: Go into Settings\Apps, search for every app whose name contains ".NET" or "ASP.NET," and try to modify (repair) each one in turn. If even that fails, go to the Microsoft website and let the...

I'm sorry that I didn't see these posts sooner! I had a similar problem a year ago: Intermittent response on the usual outlet for my PC in my home office room. However, my PC was plugged into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that was plugged into the outlet in question, and the UPS had...

Maybe the best answer is to see an ophthalmologist who can do something about your vision problems. Seeing halos around bright lights is a symptom of cataracts (or even glaucoma. Such conditions can progress to blindness if untreated. I have cataracts myself, and I expect I'll need surgery...

A third-party app, WindowBlinds by Stardock, lets you completely skin the user interface with custom designed scrollbars and other elements. If you hate the current scrollbars that much, you can make them look like Windows XP scrollbars or Macintosh scrollbars or any other kind of scrollbars.

If all else fails, you should be able to use the Task Scheduler to create a task (at highest privileges) to launch Windows Desktop Gadgets on logon. Launching at highest privileges prevents UAC from sticking its nose into the operation.

I have Fences and I do like it, but I find Groupy and Start11 even more important to my workflow.. I could live without Fences if I absolutely had to, by creating giant folders on my desktop to act as Fences (although the contents wouldn't be visible). Despite Dark Knight's claim, Groupy is...

I never created a password to set up my Plex account on my TCL smart TV. Instead, I connected through my Google account. So do I have to do anything about this password hack?

A more powerful tool than the Task Manager is the Resource Monitor, which is also built into Windows. For example, the Resource Monitor can show you the rate of page faults per second for a process. Constant paging can make response feel slower, The Resource Monitor can show you the average...

One trick that's helped me in the past with screen problems: Use a smartphone to remotely view and control your PC's screen while the computer is running. (For example, you can connect to your PC with VNC.) Then in your case, the next time the screen goes blank, you can still operate your PC...

You can always use the Event Viewer app to review all the events of the previous night. Under Windows Logs, review the Application and System events. Of course, this won't always capture hardware problems like overheating.

Maybe the Documents folder is still there but has become invisible. Make sure "Show Hidden Items" is turned on in the File Explorer view options. Then check your antivirus program's logs. Most antivirus programs will quarantine suspicious files and folders. (And putting the Documents folder on...