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How To Fix Windows Update Error Codes 0x80070002 And 0x80070003
Windows Update is a free service for Windows users, which is provided by Microsoft on the second Tuesday of each month (or on other days if there are urgent bugs or errors to fix). It is important to keep Windows updated, mostly because of security updates that help users to stay protected online. Note that these updates can also include additional feature enhancements and driver updates.
Mac computer's USB ports stopped working or not working at all, how to fix?
Today, Universal Serial Bus (USB) is one of the main connection interfaces available. USB is used extensively, from input devices (keyboard/mouse) to external storage and output devices (printers, speakers/headphones). As USB ports are used for a wide range of devices, an inactive port can become a major problem. First, ensure the problem is with the Mac USB ports - the easiest way is to try a few separate devices using the same connections.
How to launch and use Apple's built-in hardware diagnostic tools, such as Apple Hardware Test and Apple Diagnostics?
Apple computers are well known for their stability and performance, and also use of hardware resources. Many people state that Mac computers never crash, however, there is always a chance of hardware or software crashes on any system. To help users in this respect, Apple included a built-in diagnostic tool that checks all computer components and displays results and recommendations about how to solve any existing issues. The tool (called Apple Hardware Test) provided multiple diagnostic tests on all Mac computers, and was available until 2013. Later, Apple slightly changed the name (Apple Diagnostics) and appearance on all models released after 2013.
RAVBg64.exe (or ravbg64.exe) Process Is Causing High CPU Usage. How To Fix It?
It is normal for various different programs and processes to run in the system background and normally you would not even notice it, unless one of the programs or processes start to cause high CPU usage when it is not supposed to. If you are reading this, then most probably you have opened the Task Manager and noticed that a process called RAVBg64.exe (or ravbg64.exe) is causing way too high CPU usage and is slowing down your computer.
Application Or Program Is Not Responding/Stopped Working. How To Fix It?
You may have encountered a problem whereby you receive a Windows notification stating that a program is not responding. For example, "The application is not responding", or a similar message such as "The program has stopped working". This message can appear with any program, and often with three options (depending on the Windows version): close the program; wait for it to respond, and; check for a solution and restart the program.
Mac is displaying warning message 'Your startup disk is almost full', how to fix?
Many Mac users have encountered a message stating that their startup disk is almost full. The appearance of this particular message varies with versions of the operating system. The issue tends to occur on release of each operating system version and it is not related to hardware or software glitches, even though it appears to be a warning message. The message states that you have reached the limit of free space on the hard drive. The Mac issues this warning, since the macOS requires at least 10 % of free space available in order to work properly. Furthermore, when the hard disk runs out of free space, the performance of the Mac will decrease significantly and various errors and glitches might also appear.
How To Fix The "Failed to connect to a Windows service" Problem In Windows 10
Windows services programs operate in the background and are launched through Service Control Manager, which Windows users can utilize to start/stop and manage all services. For example, you can instruct a service to run when the Windows operating system is started, or when you trigger the service manually. Not all services found in the Service Control Manager services list are developed by Microsoft. Some applications or drivers can also install their own services to work correctly with Windows.
How To Fix "We couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer" Error In Windows 10
If you are reading this, then most probably you have encountered a problem where you get an "We couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer" error message displayed on a blue screen. Usually Windows operating system undoes the changes and users then are able to start Windows without any problems (and without updates). However, there are many cases were changes cannot be undone and users are unable to get past the "We couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer" blue screen error.
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