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rpcsvchost is an environment for hosting DCE/RPC services. It loads DCE/RPC services from a list of plugins given as arguments, binds to an appropriate set of endpoints and listens for protocol requests. Where DCE/RPC services stand for Distributed Computing Environment / Remote Procedure Calls. All sorts of networks use DCE/RPC. Apple added support for DCE/RPC back in 2010 as a part of Mac OS X Lion 10.7. You probably wouldn’t have read up about rpcsvchost if it didn’t bother you....

How to browse the Steam workshop You can access the Steam workshop on your web browser by going to this Steam community Workshop Page. Alternatively, you can access it within the Steam client itself by clicking ‘Workshop’ under the ‘Community’ tab. If you are using the web browser, make sure to log in with your Steam account if you want to download it from the workshop. Once inside the workshop, you can browse the vast collection of user-uploaded content using the search bar, or by clicking one of the sort buttons on the right....

Toaster.exe of Dell’s DataSafe Local Backup is located by default in C:\Program Files\Dell DataSafe Local Backup. AOL’s process (that WinAmp uses) can be found in C:\Program Files\wanadoo. Both occurrences of toaster.exe have a potential security risk – meaning they can be modified in a malicious way by a virus and used as camouflage against security scans. Some users have noticed that the process (the one belonging to DataSafe Local Backup) is appears automatically in Task Manager and uses quite a lot of GPU resources....

Basically, when you connect to a website, there are information packets that are sent back and forth between your computer and the server. But, the information packets go through a lot of other devices (a.k.a. hop) during their path towards your computer or the server. So, by using the traceroute tool, you can trace the route that your information packets took which can help your figure out a problem in the network....

But, why do we need to subnet our network? Let’s first have a look at a few reasons why anyone would want to subnet their network. Why should you subnet your network There are plenty of reasons for subnetting your network. The subnetting practice started mainly because allocating millions of IPv4 addresses to an organization that might never use all of those addresses was an overkill. The unused IP addresses were getting wasted and served no purpose at all....

What is ASP.NET Machine Account? Microsoft has an application called “.NET Framework“, this application is necessary to install in order to run certain apps/games. If this application isn’t installed some applications don’t run correctly on the computer. When this app is downloaded and installed it automatically creates this account without asking the user’s permission or password. This account is created as an Administrator account and in some cases, it was reported that the account requires a password to log in....

What is GIFV? GIFV is the GIF video with high quality that has no sound like the normal videos. Just like a normal GIF, the GIFV also plays in loops forever until the user stops it. It uses the same functionality as GIF. GIFV project was introduced by the Imgur a few years ago. It was for automatically converting the uploaded GIF files into the WebM or MP4 video formats. They implemented the video in such a way that it looks and behaves just like a GIF....

This article will cover all the essentials about the ‘NcsiUwpApp’ process on your computer. We’ll look into what it does and discuss whether it’s necessary to keep it or safe to remove it, answering all the common questions you might have. What Exactly is the NcsiUwpApp Process? NcsiUwpApp is a legitimate part of Windows that helps figure out if your internet connection is working. It stands for ‘Network Connectivity Status Indicator’ and is a normal part of your computer’s system that checks if you’re connected to a network....

This was not informative at all as it only showed FPS. Now, in this patch, Nvidia introduces the Performance Overlay. This showed all the necessary details, such as GPU Temperature, GPU clock speed, fan speed, etc. This was a huge step up from before as its rival, AMD had this for a long time. This option lets you do all sorts of things to your GPU. Although you can monitor everything on all Nvidia GPUs but the Performance tuning is limited to only the 16 series and the RTX 20 series or above....

What is ucmapi.exe? The genuine ucmapi.exe file is a legitimate software component belonging to Microsoft Office. UCMAPI stands for Unified Communications Messaging Application Programming Interface. The default location of this process is inside the main Office installation folder. The main purpose of ucmapi.exe is to facilitate communications between SFC and Outlook. Without this SFB module, synchronization between calendar/schedule data, IM conversation history, and contact info would be impossible. Although you should see this legitimate process popping up whenever there is an Office function that needs to be signed, you should not see it running at all times and you should not see this process eating a lot of system processes....

What is WPS? WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected System, and Wi-Fi Alliance first created it to make the entire process of setting up a wireless network simple and easy. It made to make lives easier for those people who aren’t that tech-savvy. In the times before WPS, you needed to possess a good deal of knowledge about Wi-Fi and configuration models in order to set up a wireless network. WPS technology works with wireless networks that use WPA Personal or WPA2 security protocols to encrypt and a password to secure the network....

There are several solutions for the problem and sometimes they can be handles via your Windows 10 PC and, in other cases, directly on your Windows Phone OS running device. If you are only running Windows on various devices, you should skip solutions which are performed on Windows Phone. Good luck! Solution 1: Log out and Back in Users have reported a weird fix where they logged out of their usual account but they weren’t able to sign in with their regular password they used for their account....

One of these errors is “Failed to initialize BattlEye Service: Generic Error”. This error occurs when the game is unable to launch the BattlEye service due to generic errors. Generic error particularly means that the error isn’t anything specific and is most likely something as simple as an antivirus blocking to missing modules from the installation folder. What causes ‘Failed to initialize BattlEye Service: Generic Error’? Like mentioned before, this error message is very generic and can occur due to the following reasons:...

Note: Schannel is one of the Security Support Providers. All Windows operating system versions are designed to implement the TLS/SSL protocols with a dynamic-link library (DDL) called Schannel – this is supplied with the operating system. Schannel errors are quite common and are considered more of a security feature than a failure. What is causing the ‘following fatal alert was generated 10: The internal error state is 10′ error? We investigated this particular error by looking at various user reports and the methods that they used to get the issue resolved....

Before moving on with the solutions to get rid of the Nahimic Companion, make sure the BIOS of your system is updated. Also, make sure to disconnect the Internet from your system during the troubleshooting process. Solution 1: Remove the Nahimic Companion, its Files, and Service The Nahimic Companion issue may keep emerging if any of the processes/services are continuously reinstalling the Companion app or its service. In this case, you can try the following methods one by one to sort out the issue (it will be better to follow the methods as listed)....

There were reports of this error occurring after a Windows update. However, the main cause of this error remains to be linked to the DNS addresses. You can start with the initial solutions and work your way down. Adding Related DNS Records The most common issue as said above is with the DNS servers. It turns out that the DNS records for the organization were not added into the Skype for Business account of the user....

What is causing random mouse disconnects on Windows 10? We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are commonly being used to fix this particular problem. As it turns out, there are multiple potential culprits that are known to cause this issue: If you’re currently trying to resolve this mouse problem on your Windows 10 computer, this article will provide you with some troubleshooting steps that should help you in resolving the issue....

In this guide, we’ll explain this message and provide solutions to restore your internet connection, focusing on why your computer might be linked to your home network (LAN) yet not receiving data from the broader internet (WAN). Identifying the disruption can help resolve this connectivity problem. ↪ Causes Behind the “No Internet, Secured” error Misconfigured network settings: Sometimes, settings for your router, IP, or DNS may not be configured correctly....

In these cases, increasing microphone sensitivity is essential to ensure your LedFX experience meets your expectations. In this post, we’ll explore how to adjust microphone sensitivity for LedFX. Boosting your microphone sensitivity for LedFX offers several benefits: Enhanced Synchronization between LED lights and Music Beats: Increasing microphone sensitivity makes the LED lights more reactive to the rhythm and tempo of the music, ensuring they sync quickly and accurately with each beat....