Summary: Are you encountering a ‘Windows was unable to complete the format’ error on SD card/USB/hard drives? Read through this blog post to know how to resolve this error on SD cards, USB’s or on hard drives and how to recover data before formatting (when you don’t have a backup). It is a thumb rule one follows; formatting an SD card or USB drive when it is corrupted or inaccessible. But what if this thumb rule fails and Windows was unable to complete the format? Fortunately, it is not a dead end when you encounter this error. Windows can fail…
System Restore is a powerful utility in Windows that allows your system to roll back to a previous point in time. Basically, it is used to undo the changes made to your system. Say, for instance, you have performed a driver update and your system behaves strangely after that. By doing a System Restore, the driver update will be undone, so the issue related to the update will be fixed. But System Restore is not successful at all times. You may get errors (as shown in the image below) like ‘System Restore did not complete successfully’ on Windows 10, Windows…
Microsoft Windows rolls out updates every year, installing these updates are important. The updates will provide newer versions of the software and also fix the previous bug issues. This will certainly improve the performance of the computer. Depending on the update, major or minor changes will be made to the computer. Windows 1903 is one such major update that made a lot of changes to the user’s computers. Although the updates enhance the computer’s performance, due to some technical setbacks these updates can also cause irregularities in the computer’s performance. These issues could be such as computer freezing while in…
Partitioning your hard disk space is always a good practice mainly because data on one partition remains independent of the other. For instance, if one partition gets corrupted, the corruptions in the partition strictly remain in that partition alone, and data remains safe on other partitions. However, when the primary partition on your hard drive gets corrupt, damaged partition recovery can get tricky. The Partitions where operating system is installed is called a primary partition. When this partition gets damaged the operating system might not function. There are various ways to regain access or recover data from damaged partition. Find…
Microsoft has rolled out its new Windows April 2019 update or simply 1903 update. With this new update, Windows promises to bring improved system security and display features. However, this update is not free from issues that lead to various complications including data loss. This article is compiled with the most common issues faced by users after updating to the latest Windows and simple solutions to fix it. Did you know: One of the new features in Windows update October 2018 allows you to manage phone photos, send/ receive SMS and calls on your desktop by integrating your phone and Windows…
What all would you try to undo the damage done to your hard drive and recover data? The answer is almost anything that is feasible. That is the value that data holds in one’s world. Damaged partition would mean losing access to a big chunk of important data stored on the computer. In this article you will find feasible DIY ideas to repair and recover data from damaged partition.A partition is just a logical segment created on the hard disk to make efficient use of the hard drive space. Damage to such partition can cause serious data loss. Recovering data…
The error code 0xc00000e9 is a common error in Windows users may come across when you start your PC. When you are expecting your PC to start smoothly it displays an error code 0xc00000e9 in Windows 10 not allowing your computer to start. What are the reasons behind Error code 0xc00000e9? The error code 0xc00000e9 is normally due to a hardware malfunction or because of the lost connection between the hard drive and motherboard. Following are the reasons behind error code 0xc00000e9 in Windows 10: Damaged or corrupted hard drive Corrupted system files or damaged registry files Hardware peripherals not…
Master Boot Record often called as MBR is a special kind of boot sector stored on hard disk or other storage devices. MBR is responsible for loading the operating system on to the memory. If MBR is damaged your system will fail to boot into Windows. This article will guide you to fix MBR in Windows 10 easily. Why your PC fails to start? When you start your PC the first thing it does is to look for the location of the operating system. Master Boot Record (MBR) which holds the information of operating system will help your PC with…
Windows errors are quiet common and there is no need to freak out unless it harms your data. Though some of these errors can be fixed just by restarting Windows PCs, some need chkdsk or other tools to fix them. However, few errors would start running in loop – eg. ‘Restart to Repair Drive Errors’, that won’t let you access your data until you restart PC after repairing drive. It doesn’t seem scary, but it is so when the error keeps appearing even after restarting Windows PCs several times. Usually, the error occurs after using error checking tool to fix…
After a lot of buzz around the anniversary update, also referred to as the October 2018 update is now finally available for download. There are a lot of users who already installed the update and a few bugs are being reported on various social networks like Reddit, Twitter and numerous other forums. One such issue that is causing a lot of panic and apprehension among the users is the deletion of user directory information or personal files like music, documents, files and other media soon after the October update installation. Hence we shall discuss all the concerns raised over the…
