What is btvStack.exe on my Skype
Some users are getting conflicted about the BtvStack.exe process asking the user for permission to use Skype. The message usually appears somewhere at the top right immediately after the user opens...
View ArticleWhat is Catalyst Control Centre ‘ccc.exe’
Some users have been reaching us after discovering the ccc.exe process in Task Manager. Because it seems to consistently take up a decent amount of PC resources, some users are legitimately wondering...
View ArticleWhat is agent.exe and Should I Delete it?
The executable Agent can originate from a lot of different applications. Most of the time, the agent.exe will be traced back to InstallShield software. Many software publishers use the InstallShield...
View ArticleFix: Windows 7 Updates Not Downloading
Even though Windows 7 is quite an old OS, a plenty of people still choose to keep on their PCs and they avoid installing new operating systems because of the way Windows 7 was designed. However, as...
View ArticleHow to Create Samsung Themes for TouchWiz Theme Engine Devices
Many Samsung users wonder how to create their own themes as found in the Samsung Theme app. Technically speaking there are two methods for doing this – an unofficial method which can be done on devices...
View ArticleHow to DIY Port TWRP for Android
Appual’s hosts many “how to root Android” guides, but root guides do not exist for every device on the planet – this is usually due to a number of reasons; most especially, the unavailability of a...
View ArticleHow to Build a Custom Android Kernel
If you’ve ever wondered “how to build an Android kernel”, this guide is for you. Building your own kernel can be a rewarding experience as it will give you a greater degree of control over your Android...
View ArticleShould I Grant Network Access to Akamai NetSession (netsession_win.exe)?
Some users are confused whether the Akamai NetSession client is malicious or not after the built-in (or external) firewall has blocked some of it’s featured on public and private networks. The users...
View ArticleWhat is igfxEM.exe
Some users have been reaching us with questions about the validity of the igfxEM.exe process. Their suspicions regarding igfxEM.exe usually appear after seeing that the executable prevents them from...
View ArticleWhat is wermgr.exe
Some users have been wondering if the wermgr.exe process is legitimate after discovering that the process keeps restarting and using a noticeable chunk of the internet bandwidth. This might not be an...
View ArticleFix: iexplore.exe runs after closing Internet Explorer
Some users are complaining that the iexplore.exe (iexporer.exe) process are still showing up in Task manager after Internet Explorer is closed. This behavior can be encountered from Internet Explorer...
View ArticleWhat is hkcmd.exe
Some users have been reaching us with concerns regarding the hkcmd.exe process. Most users express concerns after noticing that the hkcmd.exe process is a constant presence in Task Manages and seems to...
View ArticleWhat is rubyw.exe
Some users have been reaching us with questions about the validity of rubyw.exe. Most of the time, users turn their attention towards this executable after discovering that the process is consistently...
View ArticleWhat is imf.exe
Some users have been wondering if the imf.exe is to be trusted. Most of the time, users are intrigued by this process after discovering that the imf.exe process is using a lot of system resources...
View ArticleFix: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (ntoskrnl.exe) BSOD
Some users are struggling with a BSOD (blue screen of death) crashes with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL when running demanding applications or when putting/waking their PC to sleep. Upon investigating the...
View ArticleHow to Open ACSM Files
Files that have the .ACSM extension are Adobe Content Server Message files. ACSM files are designed specifically to be used in conjunction with Adobe Digital Editions – Adobe’s eBook reading program....
View ArticleHow to Validate Windows 7
For a Windows 7 user to have access to Microsoft goodies such as consistent and integral system updates (and for an array of other reasons), the copy of Windows 7 they have needs to have been legally...
View ArticleHow to Get to Desktop on Windows 10
On the ever-changing canvas that is a Windows computer, the Desktop is the single point of consistency. If a Windows computer was to be expressed as a function on a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate...
View ArticleHow to Enable VT-X in Windows 10
Virtual machines (or VMs, as they are commonly referred to as) are astounding things. You can use a virtualization program to create a virtual machine, and on a virtual machine, you can run an entire...
View ArticleHow to Make Windows Media Player Default
For as long as Windows users can remember, Windows Media Player has always been the default playback program for audio and video files. Unfortunately, this changed when Windows 8 came around, and the...
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