What is CDPUserSvc? The “CDPUserSvc” is related directly to the Connected Devices Platform Service, it is in fact a component of the service and Microsoft describes the service as “This user service is used for Connected Devices Platform scenarios“. The CDPUserSvc usually has a random tag at the end of the name in the service configuration list. This causes a lot of suspicion about the nature of the service. Usually, the random tags are used by viruses/malware to sneak into the computer and confuse the user if it is legit or not....

This WEI score allows people to match their computer hardware performance with the software they are running. For example in earlier versions of Windows, the Aero theme was not enabled by default if you had a WEI score below 3. This score calculated by WinSAT will also suggest the user where their PC is lagging in performance and power. For example, if you have a low score in the RAM category, it means that you should upgrade your computer memory in order to increase the efficiency of the system....

If you are a small business owner who is looking for the right version of Windows for the computers at the office, you will have to choose between Windows 10 Professional, Or Windows 10 Enterprise. Both these versions are easily available, they can be bought preinstalled on devices that do not cost a lot of money, and both offer a lot of similar apps, and other features, too. However, when it comes to some features, there is a disparity between Microsoft’s Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise....

As it turns out, upgrading to Windows 11 is supposed to be an easy process without any hurdles coming your way. However, that can quickly change due to the various issues with the installation assistant like the 0xc1900101 error code. When you have no sound on your system, this can usually be fixed quite easily through a few simple methods. As it turns out, the problem can occur when sound drivers are not working properly, or when your cable is not plugged into your computer correctly....

Xenia’s Canary Build Runs Red Dead Redemption at 100 FPS? It seems as if the PC is enacting its long-awaited revenge on the game that never came out to the platform torturing it by pumping over hundreds of FPS into Red Dead Redemption’s engine. To put things into perspective, Red Dead redemptions had a pretty sloppy performance on the Xbox 360. First of all, the game was capped to 30FPS at 720p, which is considered to be way below the standard in the current gaming space....

That’s why the XTRFY M4 is so interesting as a gaming mouse. It’s almost like a needle in a haystack and does not get much attention. However, don’t let that deter you from this excellent product. XTRFY is a Swedish company that adds a lot of personality to its products. That’s always refreshing to see in a world of generic/boring gaming peripherals. However, quality beats gimmicks any day of the week, and the M4 proves that philosophy as can be seen in our XTRFY M4 Gaming Mouse Review....

Since its release, the Steam Deck has been aggressively promoted as a potent emulation tool. Even worse, inadvertently, a promotional film for a Nintendo Switch game emulator was made available by Valve. It is a remarkable accomplishment that many people might not be aware that the Steam Deck can run authentic cartridges for platforms that haven’t been released in decades. The adaptor was made by a business called Epilogue; whose stated aim is “preserving the history of video games....

After digging around for potential causes, we actually find several different scenarios that might be responsible for creating this weird issue on Windows 11. Here’s a list of situations where you can expect to experience mouse lagging and stuttering on Windows 11: Now that you are familiar with the most common causes that might be triggering this type of problem on Windows 11, here’s a couple of methods that other users dealing with the same mouse stuttering and lagging have used to fix the issue temporarily or permanently....

Here are the main causes due to which Netflix may show the error code U7111-5059: Try Another Browser or Use the Netflix App of Microsoft Store You may encounter Netflix error code U7111-5059 if the Netflix website is having a compatibility issue with the browser in use and trying another browser (or the Netflix app of Microsoft Store) may solve the problem. Use a VPN Netflix actively uses a 3rd party service to track down all the IPs belonging to VPNs due to the requirements of its licenses for different regions....

This issue can be fixed by simply updating the Conexant audio drivers on the affected computer, but since that didn’t automatically happen during the Windows 10 upgrade, you are going to have to do it manually. In order to do so, you are going to have to first download a driver package for your computer’s Conexant audio device that is not only newer than the one already installed but is also guaranteed to be compatible with Windows 10....

Once in a while, you might end up with a kernel driver error from Portable VirtualBox, which occurs because of an incorrectly configured package. This probably sounds very counterintuitive, because this portable installation isn’t supposed to mess with packages at all. Fixing Portable VirtualBox Kernel Errors Before proceeding, make absolutely certain that what you’re dealing with is an error from the way that VirtualBox interacts with the kernel and not a result of, say, something having to do with the actual Linux or NT kernel itself....

After investigating this particular issue, it turns out that there are several different causes that might trigger this particular error. Here’s a list of potential culprits that might be responsible for the apparition of this error code: Now that you know the potential culprits, follow the methods below for instructions on fixing the issue based on every potential culprit: Method 1: Updating Skype to the Latest Version As it turns out, in most cases, the issue is caused by a bug introduced with the Skype version 14....

This may make you think you need to upgrade your system to fix these slow loading times. But after countless efforts from the GTA V community, players have realized that a faster CPU and/or SSD seems to have a negligible effect on GTA V’s loading times. That said, there are many external factors that also affect the loading times of GTA V. Below, we’ve listed the main causes of this issue:-...

After investigating this particular issue thoroughly, it turns out that there are several different underlying causes that will produce this particular error code. Here’s a shortlist of culprits that might be causing this error: Method 1: Uninstall Lavasoft’s Web Companion As it turns out, the most common problem that will cause a Steam error pointing towards the LavasoftTCPService.DLL is a conflict with the Lavasoft Web Companion app. Although the error message suggests updating the application in order to fix the problem, we’ve found a lot of users reporting that updating the app didn’t fix the conflict with Steam....

Call of Duty Vanguard, like any other game out there, uses specific ports to establish a connection with the game server. Ports play a vital role as they provide a door for any connection to your computer. A NAT status of Strict or Moderate is not optimal, and you might face some difficulties while trying to play the game with such a connection. To be specific, players have encountered issues with joining a friend’s lobby or inviting friends to a lobby, for that matter....

WDF stands for Windows Driver Framework, which ensures that Windows has encountered an error in a framework-based driver. 1. Rename Hpqkbfiltr.sys (for HP computers or laptops users) Hpqkbfiltr.sys is an HP keyboard filter driver for HP Quick Launch Buttons, allowing you to configure custom keyboard keys. If you have an HP laptop or computer, there is a high chance that hpqkbfiltr.sys file is causing this issue. If that’s the case, follow the steps to rename hpqkbfiltr....

If you’re facing this same issue after migrating to Windows 11, you should know that there are several different underlying scenarios that are most likely causing the problem in your case. We’ve put them all together in a shortlist with all the potential culprits that are confirmed to be causing this widespread Windows 11 issue: Do a Remote ShutDown & Restart (temporary fix) If you’re looking for a quick fix that will allow you to get past the black screen and reboot your computer normally, creating a new Task manager task with ‘shutdown /s /f‘ is probably the best way to go....

Windows 11 is still in Preview Mode, so early adopters are bound to face some issues until Microsoft manages to streamline the experience and squash the bugs that are currently all around this new operating system. According to Microsoft engineers, they’re working on a fix that will resolve this weird behavior for good. In the meantime, if you don’t want to wait, you can take matters into your own hands and go through a couple of fixes that other affected users have successfully used to force the new Taskbar esthetic to appear on Windows 11: We’ve created step-by-step instructions that will help you enforce every potential fix explained above....

Moreover, there are reported incidents of the error in development environments like installing PHP on a Windows machine but due to their diversity, it is impossible to cover them here, but a single line suggestion, make sure the user has admin-level access to the relevant directories. There can be different causes resulting in the error 0x8007010b but the following are the main ones: Use the Windows Built-in Update Troubleshooter Microsoft has equipped its OS with many common troubleshooters to help out its users....

In this article, I will present you an easy way to get Android 8.0 PiP on older Android devices. What is PiP? Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode allows users to play videos in a small overlay window that isn’t blocked by other windows. So, they can simultaneously watch the video and do activities in other apps. For example, you are watching some video from your gallery, and you want to open another app or go to your home screen....