A DoS attack is a kind of attack that eats upon the resources of a user and brings the network down to its knees, thereby preventing legitimate users from accessing any website. The DoS attack has been and remains one of the most sophisticated attacks to which one does not have a potential prevention policy. In this post, we’ll shed some light on what is a DoS attack and how to better prevent it and what to do in case you know that you’re attacked....

What is Device Encryption? Encryption is basically jumbling of your data in a format that is unreadable. So that, even if a hacker is able to fetch your data, they won’t be able to make sense of it. Device Encryption takes the data which is plaintext and then converts it into an unreadable format encryption algorithm (ciphertext). This data can only be decrypted using a password or recovery key....

1] Virus A Virus is a specific way software that is secretly distributed, often by e-mail or instant messaging. They are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation. A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your e-mail program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk. They are often spread by attachments in e-mail messages or instant messaging messages....

Disk Cleanup stuck on Windows Update Cleanup If Windows Update cleanup is stuck or takes forever to run, after a while click on Cancel. The dialog box will close. Now run Disk Cleanup Tool again as administrator. If you do not see these files offered for cleaning, then it means that the cleanup has been done. If you still see the files, then try these suggestions. 1] Delete contents of SoftwareDistribution folder manually Windows downloads all the update files into this folder before installing it on the Windows 10 computer....

The recommended option would, however, be to go to the manufacturer’s website and then search for and download the device drivers your system requires. We have seen how the Intel Driver & Support Assistant can help us install or update drivers for Intel easily. Today we will see how you can download or update AMD drivers easily using AMD Driver Autodetect. How to update AMD Drivers on Windows 11/10 AMD Driver Autodetect will detect your machine’s graphics card and Windows operating system....

DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL The iaStorA.sys file is a software component related to Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Intel. It is a software solution supported by Intel Smart Response Technology. It allows the computer to have communication with the hardware or any other external connected devices. Intel Rapid Storage Technology enables PCIe or Peripheral Component Interconnect Express storage support, serial ATA RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks 0, 1, 5, and 10 support, as well as the power-up in standby (PUIS), is supported....

Generally speaking, file/folder permissions determine whether you can access, read, write, modify a file or folder. The Error messages you get may be any of the following types: You don’t currently have permission to access this folderYou don’t have read or write permission to the specified pathYou don’t have permission to modify the file or folderYou have been denied permission to access this folderYou need permission to perform this action....

In earlier versions of Windows, it was stored in the Boot.ini file. On EFI-based operating system, you’ll find the entry in the EFI firmware boot manager, which is located at \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Bootmgfw.efi. One of the main reasons Microsoft upgraded from Boot.ini to BCD was to improve the working and introduce new features like Startup Repair Tool, Multi-User Install shortcuts, etc. Most of the System Administrators use the command line utility called BCDEdit....

After installing the Desktop Experience feature, you will have to enable the Themes service and then select an Aero theme. You might also need to update your video card driver, to run Aero. And in case your hardware does not support Aero, you can always select the Windows 7 Basic color scheme, which does not include transparency or other Aero effects. Enable Aero Desktop Experience in Windows Server First, install Desktop Experience in Windows Server 2008 R2: Next, enable the Themes service: Finally, select an Aero theme:...

Enable or Disable Context Menu in Internet Explorer Using Registry Editor Open regedit and navigate to the following key: Check the value of NoBrowserContextMenu. It should be set at 1, if you want to disable the context menu, and set at o, if you want the context menu to be enabled. Right-click on NoBrowserContextMenu and select Modify. Here change its value as per your requirement. Click OK Do the same in the following key: Reboot....

Due to Windows authentication issues which has to do with a user account and password, when you attempt to establish a Remote Desktop connection to a remote Windows-based machine, to remotely logon to the machine, the logon may fail with the Remote Desktop client displaying any one of the following error messages. One of the likely reasons you may get any one of these RDP authentication errors could be that you’re trying to connect and log in remotely via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with a user account without a password set or username with a blank (null) password....

What does Enter Network credentials mean? Network Credentials simply means a user ID and password created by the end-user in the case of a Home network or an IT administrator in the case of a domain environment, which is required to be entered into the computer you’re trying to connect to. This credential can be a Microsoft Account or a Local Account ID. How do I stop asking for Network credentials?...

What causes Epson Connect Printer Setup cannot find printer error? Before we begin, let’s see the possible causes that trigger the “Epson Connect Printer Setup cannot find printer” error on Windows 11/10 computers. You may receive this message if: Your Epson printer is turned off. Check if you have turned on your printer or not.The network discovery is disabled on your Windows machine.Your Epson printer is connected to another network....

ERR_SOCKET_NOT_CONNECTED error on Chrome We will be checking out the following fixes to get rid of the ERR SOCKET NOT CONNECTED for Google Chrome on Windows 10- 1] Flush the Socket Pool Open Google Chrome web browsers. In the address bar, type in the following and hit Enter: On the left side panel, select Sockets. Next, on the right side panel, select Flush socket pools. Once it is done, restart your Google Chrome browser and check if your issues are fixed....

What is Error 0x80070043? The following is the complete error message. There are many reasons why you would see the error code in question. It can appear because of disabled SMB protocol, some glitches, corrupted system files, and more. In this post, we will be talking about all the potential solutions and will see how to resolve the error. Error 0x80070043, The Network name cannot be found If you are seeing Error 0x80070043, The Network name cannot be found in Windows, then first of all update your computer....

Microsoft XML Core Services or MSXML is the native Win32 API for high-performance XML-based applications that adhere to the XML 1.0 standard. MSXML6 first shipped with Windows Vista and later and has enhancements for security, performance, stability, and other improvements and support for x64 and Itanium architectures. Error code 0x8007045A ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED when you use Windows Update To resolve this issue, you have three options: 1] Run the System File Checker Run the System File Checker and see if it helps....

Some update files are missing or have problems, Error 0x80070570 If Windows Update fails to install with error code 0x80070570 then you need to ensure that your Windows Update components are in order. These suggestions will guide you: Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions. 1] Run Windows Update Troubleshooter The first thing you should try is to run Windows Update Troubleshooter and see if it resolves the error....

In Windows Update, this error message is DO_E_HTTP_BLOCKSIZE_MISMATCH. If you are one of them who is facing this problem then read this post. In this guide, there are some effective methods that can likely help you to get rid of this hurdle. Microsoft Store or Windows Update 0x80D05001 If you see error code 0x80D05001 when you use Microsoft Store to download or update apps, or Windows Update to install updates, here are some things you may try....

The server did not register with DCOM within the required timeout, Event ID 10010 Before proceeding further, first, let us know what DCOM is. DCOM or Distributed Component Object Model is a proprietary Microsoft technology that allows Component Object Model (COM) software to communicate across a network. You can consider it as an extension of COM, equipped with the capability of solving a few inherent problems associated with the COM model to better use over a network....

Be it realistic games like iRacing or animated ones like Burnout: Paradise, racing games would always be about the thrill, the feeling than simply the genre. As the genre evolved over time, racing games have become less about the race itself and more about the characters, obstacles, roles and most importantly, the story. Let us take a look at some of the popular Racing games for Xbox One. Racing games for Xbox One 1] Forza Horizon 2 Forza Horizon was quite an impactful game which received positive reviews from game critics....