Tag Archives: Troubleshoot

The best way to troubleshoot RAM chips connected to a PC is with a Linux tool known as Memtest86. It scans the connected RAM chips and can determine the health of them. In this guide, we will show you how to use Memtest86 to troubleshoot your RAM. Getting Memtest86 Memtest86 …

Desktop operating systems offer different ways to troubleshoot problems. Most of these solutions come as third-party apps that you can run on the desktop OS but there are also built-in troubleshooting tools on most of them. The real problem arises when you no longer have an OS to boot to. …

The “NO_PUBKEY” GPG error occurs when a user adds a software repository or PPA to Ubuntu without adding the GPG signing key. Since Ubuntu’s software back-end takes security seriously, the system will not allow the user to install anything from the repository without this key, and so this error appears. …

Printers are some of the most problematic hardware you’ll find. We may be living in a world where 3D printing is possible, but it doesn’t mean printing on paper at home has improved all that much. Printers are pretty much still from hell and ink and toner cost an arm …

Microsoft released KB4515384 on September 10, 2019 and this update is problematic. It appears to be breaking audio for many users and Reddit already has several threads asking for help. If this update is queued to download or install on your system, it might be a good idea to hold …

A PC can run into all sorts of problems and they may have a specific cause, or a general one. You will likely have to Google the symptoms to find out what’s wrong but there are a few things you should always, always try before anything else. These are basic …

The Windows registry is not something you should edit if you don’t know what you’re doing, or if you don’t know how to back up the various entries you want to edit. In fact, even if you know your way around the registry, a backup is still necessary because if …

PPAs are one of the best features on Ubuntu Linux. With a PPA, users can quickly install their favorite software, almost instantly, without needing to worry about if Ubuntu Linux carries it in their software sources. Still, for as useful as the PPA feature is, it has one big problem: …

The Mate desktop is based on Gnome 2.X, which has been around for more than ten years. Since it’s based on such old technology, it’s very reliable and rarely runs into issues. However, “almost” isn’t a 100% success rate, and unfortunately, sometimes issues can come up and stop your workflow. …

Quick look is feature on macOS that allows you to quickly preview a file. It supports quite a few different file formats and it’s so popular, there are apps that replicate it on Windows 10. The feature is great because it’s quick but if Quick Look tends to get stuck, …