Set the minimum level of UAC.

For normal work of gadgets do not disable UAC completely and put to a minimum.
If you disable UAC very (extremely down position – Never Notify), the gadgets can divide.
A toolbar gadget can become unavailable.

Option 1

End the sidebar.exe process and restart it (right-click on the Desktop–>Gadgets)

Also add in the folder %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc to the hosts file the following lines:
207.68.172.246 www.msnweather.com
198.78.215.126 blst.msn.com
65.55.228.63 weather.msn.com
65.55.17.39 weather.service.msn.com

Option 2

If restarting does not help, then you can put another gadget weather, for example: AccuWeather.com® Forecast Gadget

If while checking for updates you receive Windows Update error 80072ee7, you might need to change or remove static IP addresses for the Windows Update service. Addresses are stored in the operating system Hosts.

IP address for the Windows Update service can change during each scan for updates, but some add-on programs Windows add static address to the Hosts file. A static IP address for the Windows Update service will prevent your computer from getting updates.

Remove a static IP address for a web site Windows Update Service

1. open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
2. right-click the hosts file and select Open. Once you will be prompted to select the program that should open the file, select Notepad.
3. in the hosts file, check if the # sign appears next to each Windows Update IP address and host name entry. If not, add the # sign or delete the entire entry.
4. save file, and then try to check for updates.

Option 1.

Solution of the problem kick out of games (for example: COD 5 and Battlefield 2) with the error: punkbuster kiked player * ** for 0 minets. RESTRICTION: unknow windows APL function 131132 (131131, 131134, 131136).

1) update PunkBuster
1.1) download update PunkBuster
1.2) install and run it.
1.3) Add to the game for which you want to update the punkbuster and click check for updates. To complete an end of upgrade.
2) open the folder C:\Windows\System32 (x86) and/or C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (x64)
3) select the properties files PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe, set compatibility with Windows XP or Windows Vista and the level of privileges for administrator. (PnkBstrB.exe exists in the folder with the game, for example: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\BF2\pb).

Option 2.

1) open the folder C:\Windows\System32 (x86) and/or C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (x64)
2) select the properties files PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe, set compatibility with Windows XP or Windows Vista and the level of privileges for administrator.
3) on the desktop, create a .bat file with the following content:
:start
sc config PnkBstrA type= own type= interact
sc config PnkBstrB type= own type= interact
timeout 60
goto start
4) run the .bat file before running the games.

1) start Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit-> Ok)
2) open thread: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\
3) look for a section of the interface on which you have been working online. If you don’t find it, do you perform in all sections.
4) create a DWORD and name it TcpAckFrequency
5) click on it and select Modify
6) set the toggle to Hexadecimal, type the value 1 and click OK.
7) open Start->Control Panel->Programs and features
8) in the left menu, click Turn Windows features on or off.
9) find Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server and select the check box. Also, select the check boxes for all components inside.
10) then restart your computer.
11) start Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit-> Ok)
12) open thread: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters
13) create a DWORD and name it TCPNoDelay
14) click on it and select Modify
15) select the Hexadecimal value of the switch, type the value 1 and click OK.

When you call help “Help and support” error message appears:
Internet Explorer cannot download / from help.
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.
This may occur due to incorrect mapping program file type. xml.
To fix this problem, copy the code into a new text file, save the file with .reg extension, run and accept the changes to the registry.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml]
@="xmlfile"
"Content Type"="text/xml"
"PerceivedType"="text"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\OpenWithList\winword.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\PersistentHandler]
@="{7E9D8D44-6926-426F-AA2B-217A819A5CCE}"

Rename the connection name in English and it should work.

“Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because updates on this computer are controlled by your system administrator.”
1) start Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit-> Ok)
2) open the branch [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate]
3) remove DisableWindowsUpdateAccess
4) close the registry editor and restart the computer.

1) run the Device Manager (Win + R-> devmgmt.msc->OK)
1.1) open the Start menu
1.2) right click on Computer and select Properties (Control Panel\System)
1.3) click on Device Manager
2) open Network adapters
3) right click on your network adapter and select Properties
4) Power management tab
5) clear the Allow the computer to turn this device to save power.

To restore the icons of the html files – create and apply the .reg file to read as follows:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\",1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxMHTML\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\",1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\",1"

Option 1.

This error can occur if you are not running some or all of the following services:
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
Remote Access Connection Manager
Telephony

To resolve this error, follow these steps for each of the above services.
1) click the Start button
2) go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services (or Win + R-> services.msc)
3) right-click on one of the above services and then click Properties.
4) on the General tab, under Startup type, click Manually.
5) Click Apply and then click Start.

Option 2.

Boot of Erd Commander (or any LiveCD) and rename the folder …\Windows\System32\Logfiles in Logfiles.old

Option 3.

Right-click on the Windows folder and select Properties, click the Security tab, verify that the groups and users invariably: “CREATOR OWNER”, “System” and “TrustedInstaller” with the full access permission, optionally can be “Administrators”, “Users”

Option 4.

1) open the Start menu and type cmd in the Search bar
2) right-click the found file and select “Run as Administrator”
3) enter the following command and press Enter:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

Option 1.

1) click the Start button
2) go to Control Panel and run Internet Options
3) click the Advanced tab
4) click the Reset…
5) read the Informational message, and then click Reset

Option 2.

1) click the Start button
2) go to Control Panel and run Internet Options
3) click the Security tab
4) clear the Enable protected mode.
5) restart Internet Explorer (if it is running).

Option 3.

1) start Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit-> Ok)
2) open the branch HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions
3) remove all options except Default

Option 4.

1) open the Start menu.
2) in the Search box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter
3) navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings
4) double-click to Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program
5) select Enable and click OK.