How To’s
Guides and how to tutorials to fix common PC problems.
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Fix: Star Wars Battlefront 2 Error Code 721 / 1017
Several Star Was Battlefront 2 players have been encountering the Error Code 721 / 1017 when trying to connect online. This particular error is not restricted to a particular system since it’s confirmed to occur on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. This is a major inconvenience for most players since the majority…
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Fix: SMTP Error 550 When Sending Email
Several users have been reaching us with questions after some (or all) emails that they try to send from their email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) are being rejected with the SMTP error 550 (also known as SMTP error 5.5.0). What is causing the SMTP Error 550? We investigated this particular issue…
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Fix: Witcher 3 Script Compilation Error
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 Open-world, Action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt. The game is a sequel to the Witcher 2 and is the third addition to the series. Upon its release, the game was heavily appreciated for its amazing graphics and open world. Also, the…
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Fix: SKYUI Error code 5
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released for all the platforms in November 2011 and is a sequel to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It has been reported that the game has sold 30 million copies since its release…
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Fix: There is not Enough Space on the Disk to Complete this Operation on Windows 10
The error message ‘There is not enough space on the disk to complete this operation’ is caused by when you are trying to create a new partition, shrink or extend a volume using the Disk Management. This error can be caused by the MBR partition limit, while sometimes it also…
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Fix: LAN Not Working on Minecraft
Several Minecraft Players are complaining that the LAN feature is not working for them so they are unable to play with their friends locally. This is mostly reported to occur when the users launch a single player world and then tries to open up the session to LAN (Settings >…
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Fix: Cannot Create a File When That File Already Exists
Several users are reportedly getting the “Cannot create a file when that file already exists” error when trying to change the status of the Smart Card (SCardSVR) service from Disabled to a different state. The issue is reported to occur with multiple Windows versions including Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and…
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Fix: iTunes Unknown Restore Error 9
iTunes Error 9 occurs when users are unable to restore their iPhone device using the software. The full error message is “The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error has occurred (9).” Apple officials have recognized the error message and even released a documentation online on their site.…
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Fix: Black Ops 4 Fatal Error
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the latest addition to the Black Ops franchise by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is a Multiplayer First-Person shooter and was released worldwide for Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox on October 12, 2018. The Franchise has been a success for the company and…
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Fix: Sims 4 Error Code 102
The Sims 4 is the fourth major title in the life simulation series The Sims developed by The Sims Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in September 2014. The Game received mixed reactions but is still played by a lot of people. Numerous users reported that they encountered…
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Fix: An Error Occurred ‘try again’ Playback ID on YouTube
Some users are encountering the “An error occurred. Please try again later. Playback ID” when trying to play certain videos on Youtube. Most of the time, the issue is encountered with all videos, while other affected users report that they only see this error with several videos. This particular error…
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Fix: Account Restrictions are Preventing this User from Signing in
The error message ‘Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in’ is revealed when a user is not able to establish a Remote Desktop connection to a target system using Windows Server 2012 or above. This error can be caused by your Windows Group Policy which stops it from…
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Fix: Dropbox Not Syncing on Windows 10
Dropbox is one of the most used cloud-storage architectures in the market. It allows people to upload files on the go and access them through any platform. However, we have several cases where Dropbox fails to sync properly on Windows 10. There can be several different reasons why Dropbox fails…
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Fix: Out Of Memory Error on Black Ops 4
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the latest addition to the Black Ops franchise by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is a Multiplayer First-Person shooter and was released worldwide for Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox on October 12, 2018. The Franchise has been a success for the company and…
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Fix: A.B.C Error ‘Call of Duty Black Ops 3’ Server is Not Available
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a first-person shooter and was released in November 2015. The game is the 12th addition to the Call of Duty Franchise and is the third addition to the Black Ops series. The game is played by a ton of players online and is…
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Fix: Netflix Error UI-800-3
Netflix is a US-based online streaming service it was founded in 1997 and it is a subscription-based streaming service. Netflix has become quite popular especially in this decade and is now used by over 140 million users monthly. Due to its great library of movies and tv shows it continues…
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Fix: Location is not available ‘Desktop is not Accessible’
This error, among many others, appears after users have installed a Windows update. The error is common for Windows 10, 8, and 7 and it usually manifests itself in the same manner. First of all, users are not able to see their desktop except the Recycle Bin and the Taskbar.…
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Fix: Your Computer Appears to be Correctly Configured, but the Device or Resource (DNS server) is not Responding
This error message is the one which appears after running a network troubleshooter on any version of Windows from Windows 7 and it indicates that there is a problem regarding your DNS server which is causing further Internet connection problems. The problem is quite popular and people are always looking…
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Fix: You do not have Permission to View this Object’s Security Properties
This error appears in a file’s or folder’s properties deep inside security settings which deal with file permissions and ownership. Under the permissions section, you may encounter the following error message: You do not have permission to view this object’s security properties, even as an administrative user. To try taking…
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Fix: Something Went Wrong Error 0x80090016 on Windows 10
The error message ‘Something went wrong’ along with the error code 0x80090016 appears when Windows is unable to set up a PIN for your device. This is usually due to the corruption of the Ngc folder which is located in the system volume. Many of us have been using a…
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Fix: Netflix Error Code NW-3-6
Netflix is a US-based online streaming service it was founded in 1997 and it is a subscription-based streaming service. Netflix has become quite popular especially in this decade and is now used by over 140 million users monthly. Due to its great library of movies and tv shows it continues…
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Fix: State of Decay 2 Error Code 6
State of decay 2 is an action-adventure game which is published by Microsoft Studios itself. The franchise was initially launched in 2013 and has worked its way into launching more expansion versions. State of Decay is a direct competitor of other solo storyline games including Fallout 4 etc. As with…
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Fix: There was an Error during Startup on Sims 3
Sims 3 is a life simulation game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. As the name suggests, it is the third addition to the series and is a sequel to the second edition The Sims 2. It was released in June 2009 across all the platforms.…
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Fix: Error Adding Friend on Steam
Steam is a digital distribution platform which hosts different games and applications. Steam is known as a pioneer in the gaming industry where it revolutionized the online-gaming category. Users can add friends and play multiplayer games together as ‘parties’. However, there might be instances where you are unable to add…
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Fix: The Driver Required for this iPhone is not Installed on Windows 10
There’s a dedicated application for Apple devices that you can use to backup your iPhone’s data on Windows if you do not have a Macbook. However, for the application to work, you will need to make sure that you have the required drivers. In case you do not have the…
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