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Twitter has apparently killed the grey official verification badge, just hours after its rollout. Shortly after Musk responded to MKBHD on Twitter, the badges began to disappear. Yet Esther Crawford, the product manager, assured everyone that the labels are “still going out.” — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 9, 2022 After the labels were added, opinions were mixed, but many pointed out that they served only to confuse people and did little to improve the overall look of the feed....

To help you resolve this error, we’ve prepared this guide which outlines all the possible causes of this error and gives the best solution for each cause. Why Does the “DNS Server Not Responding” Error Occur? This error is caused by an issue with your system’s Domain Name System (DNS) Server. Each time you try to load a web page on a browser, your system’s DNS Server must first translate the Domain Name (URL) of the web page into an IP Address....

As it turns out, Battlefield 2042 is set to release on the 19th of November. To test out the game and eliminate any existing bugs, an Open Beta is being hosted that lasts for three days. To play in the Open Beta, users are required to either have pre ordered the game or have an EA Play subscription. The error message in question appears while trying to launch the open beta of the game....

Affected users see that the more .TS files a folder contains, the more time it takes File Explorer to fully load and then display its contents. Once File Explorer has actually loaded the contents of a folder containing .TS files successfully, an affected user can double-click on a .TS file to open it, but clicking on a .TS file just once or right-clicking on one results in File Explorer no longer responding and ultimately crashing, with both RAM and Disk usage once again shooting up to over 80-90% until the crash....

What is causing the “Could not complete your request because an unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found” error We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports. We also managed to recreate the issue on our testing machines. Based on what we gathered, there are several different scenarios that will trigger this error message: If you’re struggling to resolve this particular issue, the steps below will help you to troubleshoot the issue....

Many people face the problem where their controller won’t get recognized by their Windows OS. The USB manager would show that the controller is connecting but the PC won’t recognize the hardware. There are several remedies present for this problem. Refer to the solutions listed below. Solution 1: Changing ports This problem can be solved by connecting your Xbox controller to your PC through a USB 2.0 port. As we all know, the controller wasn’t originally designed for PC....

After the update, the tool simply fails to launch at all. The window would appear briefly and the service would pop up in Task Manager but it disappears after a while. We have prepared several methods that have actually helped people resolve the problem so follow it below and hopefully resolve the problem. What Causes the AMD Radeon Settings to not Open? Here is a list of the most common causes of this specific problem....

For laptops, there has been an issue with the arrow keys where the up key cannot be used together with the left key. This means the character cannot move in the forward and left direction simultaneously or jump up while moving to the left depending on the game. This becomes a problem especially for car racing and action games. However, the issue occurs only when the combination of the two keys is used....

The reasons why this error occurs are primarily clashes between modules or a bad update by Microsoft (in most cases, the 1709 update). While some of the solutions might solve the problem entirely; we still have to resort to workarounds if they don’t. Start with the solutions starting with the first one and work your way down accordingly. Note: Before following these solutions, it is advised that you update your Windows to the latest version....

This error message usually appears after installing the BlueStacks update. A lot of users started seeing this error when they updated the BlueStacks to the newer version. So, the usually cause of this error is a bug in the update. For some users, this might happen after the Windows update as well. Again, it points to a bug in the Windows or BlueStacks update. In rare cases, the problem can caused by improper settings and/or disabled virtualization technology....

Access Advance Recovery Options through Installation Media Since you cannot boot the system, you will not be able to access the recovery options in the usual way. You will need the bootable DVD/USB for your operating system to access the recovery options. Follow this procedure to boot from DVD/USB. Insert your Windows installation DVD into the DVD drive. You can also use a USB installation media if have one. Change the BOOT order from BIOS and set it to boot from your installation media....

As a feature of ease of access or for people that have a difficulty typing on their standard keyboard, windows 10 provides an On Screen Keyboard. You can click on the buttons to type, or if you have a touchscreen, you can tap on the keys to type. Complaints have however sparked from users concerning the unsolicited appearance of the On-Screen Keyboard. The keyboard always turns on whenever you go to the login screen....

The printing procedure is more extensive than you think and it requires several components. For one, the printing and spooling service must be running in order to successfully print your documents. When you invoke your printer, the task calls the printing spool service which then adds your document to the printer queue. The selected printer will then pick up your task and complete the print on a paper. The data to print is sent via a USB, Wi-Fi or other cables depending on the printer you are using....

In such cases, Windows Defender fails to start, which basically means that it does not offer any protection whatsoever to the computer, and even though Microsoft Security Essentials is always up and running, its Spyware & Unwanted Software Protection and Virus Protection are both turned off. When the user tries to turn the disabled protection options on, a Microsoft Security Client dialog pops up displaying the following error message: “An error has occurred in program initialization....

Microsoft Excel also enables the use of formulas through which you can select a sequence of cell values and manipulate them for calculations. If you are a frequent user of Microsoft Excel, you might come across a problem where the formulas don’t work or do not calculate. Don’t worry, this behavior is only because of some settings not set correctly in the application. Take a look. Solution 1: Check if Formulas are formatted as Text Cells have the option to set their data type....

This article will tell you how memory management works on Windows and what ntoskrnl.exe is and what it does. We will then give you reasons as to why ntoskrnl.exe consumes a lot of memory space and the remedy to this. What is Ntoskrnl.exe and what does it do? Windows 10 is a large operating system, but how does it handle memory operations so well? This can be owed to the ntoskrnl....

However, System Host: Local System (Network Restricted), in and of itself, is pretty ambiguous as it is not anyone service but a guise under which many different Windows system services run, any of which could be causing unusually high CPU and/or Disk usage. Besides, to make things worse, this issue can also be caused by a memory leak in the non-paged pool of memory. Thankfully, due to a lot of intelligent dwelling on the matter, it has been found that the most common offender that gives birth to this issue is a Windows system service known as Superfetch – a service that Microsoft claims aims to maintain and improve the performance of computers as time goes by but, in actuality, is nothing but a problem waiting to happen....

So what is this process? This process is used by some applications to download new settings/updates or other configurations over the internet. It is also used by Windows itself to fetch data from the internet. This process is also known as ‘scvhost.exe’. It is classified as a process on your computer that hosts or contains other individual services. There can also be multiple instances of this process running at the same time on your computer....

Fortunately, this is a fairly known problem, and there is a solution for it. Try the methods below, and see if any one of them will help you. Method 1: Restart your computer The situation you’re in might mean that when Windows booted, it skipped loading the driver for some reason. Restarting your computer will give Windows another chance to load the driver, and may very well solve the problem....

Before You Start Before trying the methods from below, remove any SD card that might be in your computer’s card reader or any disc in the optical drive.Disable your Bluetooth app from Broadcom (if you are using one).Run Task Manager (Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager)Click on the Startup tab.Locate the Bluetooth Tray Application.Right-click it, and choose Disable.Also, look if iTunes.exe is present in the Task Manager Processes list and end it if it is there....