{"video_id":"JzaL2O3bSgU","title":"How To Fix THESE Errors","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2021-05-05T14:58:16Z","duration_s":254,"segments":[{"start_s":0.08,"end_s":6.0,"text":"Windows is the world's most popular desktop operating system but anyone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.08,"end_s":10.0,"text":"who's used it for any length of time knows that it doesn't mean it's perfect","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.0,"end_s":13.759,"text":"i mean mcdonald's serves over half a billion big macs every year but is far","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.32,"end_s":18.64,"text":"from the optimal thing to shove down your gullet so today we're going to talk about a few","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.32,"end_s":21.52,"text":"of the most common and frustrating Windows errors and what you can do about","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.8,"end_s":27.039,"text":"them other than trying that automatic Windows 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the optimal thing to shove down your gullet so today we're going to talk about a few of the most common and frustrating Windows errors and what you can do about them other than trying that automatic Windows troubleshooter of course let's start with the access is denied error you'll sometimes see when you're trying to open a folder which probably seems a bit silly if it's on your computer this often happens when you don't have the right owner setup whether it's because you're trying to access a system folder containing critical Windows files or whatever other reason to fix this issue first make sure your user account has administrator rights which it should if you're just working on your own personal computer and right click the folder you're trying to open hit properties then security then advanced click change beside the owner field and a new box will pop up punch in your username and click check names to ensure that you typed in incorrectly if you did you'll see Windows tack the name of your pc onto the username click ok then click the option at the bottom of the previous window that refers to child object permission entries this will make sure you also have access to any subfolders click ok on all Windows and you should be good to go and if you're still having problems go back to the security tab we previously mentioned and make sure that your username has full control over the folder just click your username select edit and adjust the settings accordingly you may not want to do this on a critical system folder though next let's have a look at a common Windows update error that's been around for nearly 20 years sometimes when you try to use Windows updates you'll get this error code along with this message if you're using a recent version of Windows 10. there were some problems but we'll try again later what does that mean thankfully so many people have gotten this message that plenty of fixes for it are floating around if you go to your Windows directory you'll see a folder called software distribution rename it to something else softwaredistribution.old is a good choice so you can find it later if needed and restart your machine then just try running Windows update again if that error message keeps popping up check out the two register entries we put in the video description below and make sure they match what's in your registry exactly all right let's wrap things up with something that's sure to be extremely frustrating if it ever happens to you a wi-fi network you want to connect to isn't in the list that Windows provides assuming that everything is okay with your hardware and the wi-fi network itself this can be caused if you're using a vpn that isn't playing nicely with Windows so your first step should be to disable your vpn temporarily if that fixes the issue ensure that you're running the latest version of the vpn software as older versions can use a driver that doesn't work correctly with newer versions of Windows it also won't hurt to ensure that the driver for your wireless adapter is also up to date but you still can't see the network you need fire up a command prompt making sure to run it as an administrator and type in this command if that doesn't work type in these two commands pressing enter after each one and we've included them in the description so you can copy and paste them easily so what are your most frustrating experiences with Windows errors let us know down in the comments and tell us what you'd like to see in a follow-up episode and regardless of what problem you're having before you panic just make sure it's not a pb cac error big wink and if you don't have a vpn you should get one today's sponsor is private internet access private internet access is a tool that masks your ip and encrypts traffic on your devices combine it with private browsing tools to even make savvy websites think that you're somewhere else they've got reliable service with over 3000 servers in 45 countries and no bandwidth caps they've got configurable encryption an internet kill switch you know they got they got all sorts of stuff they've got clients for Windows macOS Android iOS and Linux letting you connect up to five devices at once check it out today at privateinternetaccess.com techwiki camera camera overheating overheated and broke like four times so guys thank you very much for watching like dislike check out our other videos on Windows up here common with video suggestions and don't forget to subscribe and follow thank you"}