Friday 31 October 2014

Delete leftover icons in the notification area in Windows

You can use CCleaner the FREE version:

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Once you download and install it or you got the portable version then open CCleaner.

Now in Cleaner tab check the box for "Tray Notifications Cache" under "advanced"  then Click "OK" then run the cleaner.

After that close all the open programs then press Ctrl and Alt and Delete button on your keyboard to go to Task Manager .

Go to Processes Tab and find a process called "explorer.exe".

Select it and then click on End Process. This will shut down your task bar but don't worry, you can bring it back again by going to File menu in Task Manager again then select  New Task (Run...) then type in explorer.exe then click OK.

That is all. Now they all should be gone.

Monday 20 October 2014

Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)

Device manager devices problem. The problem is "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)."

Solution:

1. Click Start

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, and then click All Programs.

2. Click Accessories, and then click Run.

3. Type regedit, and then click OK.

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If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

4. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

5. In the right pane, click UpperFilters.

Note You may also see an UpperFilters.bak registry entry. You do not have to remove that entry. Click UpperFilters only. If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry, you still might have to remove the LowerFilters registry entry. To do this, go to step 8.

6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.

7. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

8. In the right pane, click LowerFilters.

Note If you do not see the LowerFilters registry entry, unfortunately this content cannot help you any further. Go to the "Next Steps" section for information about how you can find more solutions or more help on the Microsoft Web site.

9. On the Edit menu, click Delete.

10. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

11. Exit Registry Editor.

12. Restart the computer.

More detail, you can refer this KB:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116