Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a memory protection feature in Windows. It checks and protects several areas of memory and helps prevent them from executing malicious code. In turn, it can help prevent viruses and other security threats from causing damage to your computer. It prevents code from running from the default heap, stack and memory pool. If an application attempts to execute or run code from a protected page, the application receives an exception error with a status code. DEP is helpful, but sometimes problems can arise when it doesn't work as expected. DEP is established in 64-bit programs. Most programs that cause DEP problems are 32-bit programs. In this article, let us see how to

Windows Photos has been overhauled in Windows 11, so you'll enjoy new features and improvements. One of them is to sort photos by favorites. Windows has a special folder for photos that have been marked as favorites. The Favorites list is useful if you have many photos in an album or folder, as it makes it easy to find the photos you want to display on the screen. If you don't know this feature or how to add photos to your Favorites folder, we'll show you how. How to sort favorite photos in Windows? Windows 11 launches the Photos app by clicking the key, typing photos in the search bar, and clicking Open. Windows Phone

Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 may be configured to only allow certain types of applications to be installed on the device. This restriction may be intentional, such as when policies are in place to restrict what can be installed on the device, but it is also sometimes unintentional. The following guide provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for resolving unexpected error messages. Windows users who try to install certain types of applications may receive the error message "The application you are trying to install is not a Microsoft-validated application." The dialog box provides little information about why the installation was blocked. It states that "Installing apps from the Store can help protect your PC and keep it running smoothly" and links to

Manually changing the date and time based on the time zone is a bit time-consuming and can also cause confusion if someone forgets to change the computer's time, especially if you are traveling for business purposes. It is the best and wisest option to set the time automatically so that it can automatically update your computer's time based on your location. In this article, let’s see how to set time zone automatically on Windows 10. Method 1: Enable the Automatically set time and time zone option Step 1: Use Windows + I keys simultaneously to open Windows Settings Step 2: Click Time and Language Step 3: Enable the Automatically set time option by clicking the toggle bar below Step 4 : You can also enable automatic settings by clicking the toggle bar below

Registry Editor is the tool we use to fix Windows system errors. It is the center of registry keys and, with appropriate adjustments, can solve most problems. But in rare cases, Registry Editor may also hang. Many users have reported seeing errors when trying to search for a key that does not exist on their system. If you try to cancel the search the application will hang and even if you don't cancel the search the application will freeze with the following message. Registry Editor has stopped working. The root cause of the problem is the length of the subkey. This error occurs if the length of the subkey exceeds 255 bytes. However, sometimes, it can also be because of a virus or malware. If you notice this issue on your system, don't panic. In this article, let us discuss solving

In File Explorer, there are many options to change the folder layout, such as extra large icons, small icons, lists, tiles, etc., and each option has a different view. By default, Windows will set the folder view based on the folder contents. For example, folders containing videos have different views, similarly folders such as images, documents, etc. have different folder views. If there are different types of files in a folder, meaning a mix of images, documents, videos, music, etc., then it has a common template. That said, you can also set a default folder view for all folders. In this article, let’s see how to set a default folder view for all folders on your computer. To set a default folder view for all folders

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is a feature that allows you to share your computer's Internet with multiple other computers on a local area network (LAN). Therefore, if this feature is enabled, any computer or device connected to the host computer can use the network without installing any additional software. Some of you may want to disable the Internet connection sharing feature. This article tells you some ways on how to disable it. let's start! Method 1: Disable Internet Connection Sharing using Control Panel Step 1: Use Windows+R keys simultaneously to open the Run prompt. Type ncpa.cpl and press Enter Step 2: In the window that opens, right-click on the adapter or your

The navigation pane is located on the left side of File Explorer/Windows Explorer. It shows Quick Access, This PC, Folders, etc. Some folders and locations can be accessed quickly and easily from this navigation pane. But few users are willing to hide this and do it. In this article, we will learn how to hide and unhide/enable the Navigation Pane from File Explorer. How to Hide the Navigation Pane Step 1: Open File Explorer and press Windows + E keys simultaneously. Step 2: Click the View tab in the upper left corner. By default, the navigation pane will be enabled on the system. Advertisement Step 3: Click the Navigation Pane button and a drop-down menu will appear. Step 4: Click Next