Troubleshoot
VLOOKUP Returns a #SPILL! Error in Excel
If you’re seeing a #SPILL! error where your VLOOKUP formula should show a value, especially one that looks up a whole column like =VLOOKUP(A:A,Products!A:C,3,FALSE), there’s usually [...]
Windows 10
AMD
What is AMD.InstallManager and Is Its Notification Safe?
If a notification from “AMD.InstallManager” suddenly pops up in the bottom-right corner of your screen saying something is updating, with no logo and a strange dotted name, you might [...]
Windows 10
Checkboxes Missing in Outlook? How to Select Multiple Emails Again
If the little checkboxes on the left of each email have disappeared in Outlook.com or the new Outlook for Windows, and you can no longer tick a bunch of messages to delete, move or report them [...]
Troubleshoot
OneDrive “Unknown Render Failure” or “Attempted to Perform an Unauthorized Operation”
If you open OneDrive in your browser and get “Sorry, something went wrong” with “Unknown render failure. Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation” instead of your [...]
Gaming
Games Stutter With G-SYNC and Frame Generation On, Why?
If you’ve turned on DLSS Frame Generation, FSR Frame Generation or NVIDIA’s Smooth Motion and your games feel choppy and stutter when you move the camera, even though the FPS counter [...]
Malware
Trojan:PowerShell/Boxter Keeps Coming Back in Windows Security
If Windows Security keeps warning you about “Trojan:PowerShell/Boxter” (with an ending like .HGS!MTB, .HNBD!MTB or .ABN!MTB) and the same threat shows up again seconds or minutes [...]
Hardware
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE After Enabling VMD in BIOS
If you turned on an option called “VMD” or “Enable VMD controller” in your BIOS (maybe thinking it had something to do with virtual machines) and now Windows 11 or 10 [...]
Browser
How to Delete All Saved Passwords in Microsoft Edge at Once
If you’re moving to another password manager like Bitwarden or Keeper, or you just want a clean start, you’ll quickly notice that Microsoft Edge has no “Delete all” [...]
Laptop
Touch Screen Not Working and HID-Compliant Touch Screen Missing on Windows 11
If your laptop’s touch screen suddenly stopped responding and there’s no “HID-compliant touch screen” under Human Interface Devices in Device Manager anymore, it usually [...]
File Explorer
“The File You Are Attempting to Preview Could Harm Your Computer” in File Explorer
If you click a PDF, Word or Excel file you downloaded and File Explorer’s preview pane only says “The file you are attempting to preview could harm your computer. If you trust the [...]
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