Duplicate emails in Sent Mail folder when sending from Outlook with Gmail account

Symptom:
Duplicate emails in Sent Mail folder when sending from Outlook with Gmail account.
(Delivery just once, but store twice.)

Solution:
Go to File => Account Settings => Account Settings => (your gmail account) => Change… => More Settings… => Special => Sent Items and then check the option "Do not save copies of sent items"."

Settings of different Outlook versions:
https://www.msoutlook.info/question/prevent-duplicate-sent-items-gmail

Source:
superuser.com

SunVote error - System.IO.FileNotFoundException

SunVote 1.3.2.0-Beta

Error message:

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File name: 'System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'

System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization

Solution:
Download and run the MSChart.exe at
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=14422

Source:
stackoverflow.com

Help to unlock your encrypted files without paying after a ransomware infection

The global fight against ransomware continues tirelessly as the No More Ransom project welcomes more than 30 new partners from both the public and private sectors. With more partners joining the fight, more decryption tools become available, offering new possibilities to victims of ransomware.

Decryption Tools:
https://www.nomoreransom.org/decryption-tools.html

Ransomware:
Questions & Answers

The most important thing against ransomwares: to make data backups regularly to an offline media.

10 Free Bootable Antivirus Tools

If your operating system doesn't start because of a virus infection, you can find these tools useful.
Each tools must be copied to CD or USB flash drive.
Don't forget to set up the boot order in BIOS or press the appropiate function key (e.g. F8, F10) to change the boot order.

1. Kaspersky Rescue Disk

2. Avira Rescue System

3. AVG Rescue CD

4. Bitdefender Rescue CD

5. Comodo Rescue Disk

6. F-Secure Rescue CD

7. Panda Cloud Cleaner Rescue ISO

8. Trend Micro Rescue Disk

9. Windows Defender Offline

10. Dr.Web LiveDisk

Source: lifewire.com

Lenovo Thinkpad - Built in microphone is not working in Windows 10

Symptom:
Built in microphone is not working in Windows 10 in Lenovo Thinkpad notebook.
(In Device Manager there is no any error e.g. yellow exclamation mark.)

Solution:
Maybe the built in microphone is disabled and is not set as default.
But more likely you need to remove and reinstall the proper audio driver from Control Panel or Device Manager.

Source: Lenovo

Is my Microsoft Office 32-bit or 64-bit version?

How to find if your Microsoft Office is 32-bit or 64-bit version?
How do I know if my Office is 32-bit or 64-bit?

Open an Office app e.g. Word.
Click on "File", than “Account” and “About Word”
See the first row.

Avast Free Antivirus blocks printer setup (Kyocera)

Symptom:
When install a printer (e.g. Kyocera Ecosys M6526CDN) on Windows, the installer will be interrupted, but you won't get any error message or explanation.
Avast Free Antivirus blocks the driver setup.
If you disable Avast shields control the error remains.

Solution:
Add to Exeptions the temp directory where to the Avast installer works, or remove Avast temporarily.

(Code 38) Windows error when attach a pendrive or USB external hard drive

Symptom: 
When you try to attach a pendrive or USB external hard drive, you get an error message: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)"
Windows doesn't recognize the pendrive or external HDD.

Solution:
Uninstall all USB devices from Device Manager, then reboot Windows and reinstall all USB device drivers (download the chipset driver from manufacturer support page and install it).

Windows 10 - Lists of supported and not supported HP printers and scanners

HP Printers - Windows 10 Compatible Printers

HP Scanjet - Scanners not supported in Windows 10

HP Scanjet - Scanner driver and software support for Windows 10

Avast 10.3 blocks Thunderbird email sending

Error: 
Thunderbird is unable to send e-mails, because Avast antivirus blocks sending process.

 "Sending of Message Failed, Unable to open the temporary file /tmp/nsmail.tmp, Check your 'Temporary Directory' Setting."


Solution:
Go to Settings => Active Protection => File System Shield Customize link => Exclusions and add *nsemail.html

Source: Avast forum