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    Solved Fresh Windows setup keeps showing "Checking for updates"

    Hi, I was facing some issues of stability in my Windows installation few days back, so I had done Reset PC from Recovery Manager yesterday to install a fresh copy of my Windows 8.1 64-bit OEM OS version. While it installed the same properly, without any errors, I am unable to get Important &/...
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    Event ID 16385 - Failed to schedule Software Protection...

    I get the message below every 30 seconds as listed in Event Viewer - Failed to schedule Software Protection service for re-start at 2117-06-29T04:18:54Z. Error Code: 0x80070002. I referred to some posts on this issue on this forum and elsewhere but can't get a fix on this, as I don't have any...
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    Solved Will SSD boost my laptop perf lot more than regular HDD ?

    I have been getting some errors in Windows 8.1 preinstalled on my laptop (HP 15 Notebook - t063tu model) which is just about 1.5 yrs old. Seems the internal hard drive is going to fail soon, and I am advised by my IT Admin that I should buy a new hard drive asap to replace the defective one...
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    Solved Which is best make / model of hard drive for my HP 15 NB

    Hi, I have been using an HP 15 Notebook for about 16 months now. Recently, Windows started "hanging" for no reason. On diagnosis with HP UEFI Diagnostics Tool on bootup, it shows Short DST Failure on my internal HDD. I believe I need to replace my hard drive, which is likely to fail soon. The...
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    The device, \Device\Harddisk0\DR0, has a bad block.

    Have been getting the error as below - The device, \Device\Harddisk0\DR0, has a bad block. Have had to reinstall OS afresh a week back due to frequent errors as above. Even after Windows 8.1 reinstalled from Recovery Partition by System, I continue to get the above error. Would be grateful if...
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    Windows 8.1 has allocated very less virtual memory

    I had bought an HP laptop last year around this time, which had Windows 8.1 pre-installed. I used it with default settings till I upgrade it to Windows 10 last July-August when Microsoft offered a Free upgrade to Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 users. After somehow managing to use Win'10 for about 9 months...
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