This error message often pops up if the Windows Firewall service is not running or if any of the services required for Windows Firewall are not running i.e BFE. Besides, it can be due to a few other reasons that we will discuss below. So let us get into it. What causes the Windows Defender Firewall Error Code 0x6d9? The error message suggests that the issue is due to the required services not running....

Causes of these errors There are multiple reasons that causes errors like these. You might not have the latest version of Windows Movie Maker or your video card driversYour media file might not be supported by the Windows Movie MakerYour files or pictures might be removed or relocated from the place they were originally presentYour project files might be used by some other programYou might not have the codecs for the file that you want to work on in Windows Movie Maker...

One such error is Error 0x8024002E. This error appears as a pop-up during a windows update. The same error might also appear on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) when downloading an update. WSUS is an application software by Microsoft that downloads windows updates from the Microsoft Update website and then distributes them to computers on a network. Error 0x8024002E can sometimes go unnoticed. Pros however might identify the error from the System Events Log Files....

After thoroughly investigating the issue, we realized that several different underlying causes might cause this type of problem. Here’s a list of scenarios that you should know about: Now that you are familiar with every potential cause that might cause this type of issue, here’s a list of methods that other affected users have successfully used to get to the bottom of the issue: 1. Perform a power cycle procedure If you’re just beginning to troubleshoot the issues, you shouldn’t immediately exclude the idea that the problem was caused by a cache from your list of suspects....

With this in mind, we have put together a list of methods that will allow you to hide your Steam activity and continue playing without being poked at or questioned by your friends or followers. How to hide Game Activity on Steam We manage to find three different methods that will allow you to accomplish virtually the same thing. Feel free to follow whichever method is more convenable to the situation that you’re finding yourself in....

Logging Someone Out on the iPad Even though both the iPad and iPhone are the products of the same brand, there is a difference in the way you log out of Facebook on both. Logging Someone Out on the iPhone You might think that using the iPad and iPhone are pretty much the same things, then why is there a difference in the way these tabs for Facebook could be accessed....

Creating Labels and Sub-Labels on Gmail Sign in to your Gmail Account.Add your log in details on Gmail and login. Once you have logged on to your gmail account, on the right side of the window, nearer to where the emails are placed, you will see the icon for settings. Click that. Clicking on this icon will show you a set of options to choose from. One of these options will be titled ‘Settings’....

Many patrons of the internet out there use Yahoo and its array of different services more than any other websites, and these patrons often want to set their internet browsers’ homepages to the Yahoo website. Thankfully, doing so is not only possible but is also extremely easy on basically every internet browser people these days use. Here’s how you can make Yahoo your homepage on some of today’s most popular and commonly used internet browsers:...

When you create a text box, however, the text box that pops up has an actual outline, but don’t worry – the text box’s outline can simply be removed once you’re done mirroring the text inside it. The text inside a text box can be mirrored in almost all of the versions of Microsoft Word that Windows users commonly use today (this includes Microsoft Word 2010, 2013 and 2016). However, flipping the contents of a text box to create a mirror image works a bit differently in Microsoft Word 2010 than it does in Microsoft Word 2013 and 2016....

Mute/Unmute Messages and Call Notifications The first thing is that you can mute and unmute messages on Instagram. The option can be found in the Direct Message section. Call notifications are another thing that you can mute and unmute here. It’s pretty simple, just follow the below steps: Note: Make sure you are following the person that you are trying to mute. Mute/Unmute Posts and Stories You can also mute the posts and stories of someone on Instagram....

This article will help you solve that mystery. Unzipping a zip file without an add-on software The Files app added in iOS 11 enables you to preview and extract the contents of any ZIP file without any third-party apps. But, in the case of creating the ZIP files, an app from the App Store is a prerequisite on iPhone or an iPad. Apple added native compress/uncompress support to the Files app with iOS 13, so if you’re on that version or above: That being said, if you’re trying to open a ZIP on iOS 12 or below, here’s what you need to do:...

Add Subtitles to Videos Since Chrome OS does not support adding subtitles for its native video player, we will have to download another application from the Chrome Web Store, called Subtitle Videoplayer. Once you install it from the store, you can find it in your App Drawer which can be accessed by pressing the dedicated ‘Search’ button on Chromebook keyboards, or the circular button at the beginning of your navigation bar....

If you own such a device that does not have an available TWRP port, it is actually really quite easy to port it yourself. In this Appuals guide, we will show you how to port TWRP without source, all you need is your device’s stock recovery and Android Kitchen. We’ll be using Android Kitchen for Linux in this guide, as the procedure in the Windows version is quite a bit trickier (and perhaps prone to error)....

Before a hard disk completely dies without any chance of recovery, it will show you a lot signs of its declining health. Your system will start getting sluggish, parts of your data may start getting corrupted and built in diagnostics in your system BIOS and even on Windows will start giving you alerts. You should probably then start moving your data to another hard disk. But what if you can’t even log in to Windows or your computer won’t even boot up?...

After a look over the issue deeply, it turns out that the Error message may vary. The error could be based on the main factors as follows: Method 1: Try Updating your Drivers As it turns out, this problem is most likely occurring due to the outdated drivers on your PC. Luckily, you are still able to upgrade your PC to Windows 10 by updating all your drivers. Follow the steps below to continue: Note: Select the option to keep all your files....

Thankfully, the issues have been sort of worked out, and there is a method of getting around this recovery “protection”. We will therefore be posting two methods of rooting the Galaxy Note 9. One method is for rooting through TWRP, the other method is for rooting through stock recovery. Most users should root through TWRP, because rooting through stock recovery is not advisable for users affected by the OEM patch....

By changing your default search engine to Google, whatever you enter in the search box or in the address bar (in some browsers) will automatically be searched by Google’s search engine. Google Chrome and Firefox comes with Google as their default search engine. However, at times you may need to restore it because most adwares are designed to redirect and change search engines. If you are infected with adwares and malwares, try this guide before proceeding steps below otherwise it will automatically switch back to adware....

For people who find it hard to read and reply to an SMS, there is an easy way. There are plenty of apps in the market that will help you read and send text messages from your own PC. This is useful especially for people who don’t like typing at a small screen or find it hard to read on their cellphone or they are mostly available via a PC....

As it turns out, the usefulness of the assistant cannot be questioned as it can help you automate your home along with many more things. However, there are also privacy concerns that can linger in one’s mind. These concerns can be justified pretty easily as Google Assistant needs to be listening to your microphone in order to catch any commands that might be directed to it. However, the continuous listening of the microphone by Google Assistant is not something that everyone appreciates, and for good reason....

If you’re using the stripped down version of Windows 10 ( without having applied any major updates), there’s no quick way to switch between several audio outputs. The only way to do it is to right-click on the volume icon and then changing the default output device from the system settings. If you’re looking for a quick way to switch between the device you play your audio through, use one of the methods below....