Troubleshoot Windows

Author: shantanu

How to Use Default Logon Picture for All Users in Windows Vista/7/10/11
Are you looking for a way to use default logon picture for all users in Windows Vista/7/10/11?

Then you are at the right place.

In this article, we will be taking you through the steps to set an image icon for all the user profiles on your Windows computer. The same method below can be followed on all the popular Windows versions including Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10/Windows 11.

How to Use Default Logon Picture for All Users in Windows?

Group Policy editor is something that a lot of us know about, but how many of us do really use it a lot?

To use default logon picture for all users in Windows computer, we basically edit the User Accounts within the “Group Policy Editor”, thus applying the change to all the users on the computer. This way, the administrator of the computer can have a standard logon picture set for all the people using the system.

One important point to note here is that no customization will be allowed on a user level, once the default logon picture is set. If you set this configuration, then the only way you can allow individual logon picture customization is by disabling the feature.

I am going to tell you a small trick to use a common default logon picture for all users in Windows 7. ( This also applies to Windows Vista/Windows 10/Windows 11).
1. First, you must have a picture ready to put as the default logon picture. Select a pic and then place it in the location “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures”. Replace the guest.bmp file with your picture.
2. Now, go to the start menu and type “gpedit.msc” or group policy editor and it will show up as the search result. Open it & navigate to :Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> User accounts
3. Double Click on user accounts
4. Now click on Apply the default user logon picture to all users and you will see this :
5. Now Click on Enable and it’s all done.
Final Words

We hope you found this guide helpful and easy to follow.

In case of any questions, feel free to reach out to us by leaving a comment below.
February 2, 2023
How to Create Windows 7 Repair Disc Easily?
After reading this you will be able to create Windows 7 Repair Disc easily without any hassles.

There are many possible scenarios where you will need this repair disc. Let’s say your windows fail to boot due to an error with some files or a virus and you need to repair your windows installation yourself. Microsoft has built into Windows 7 a feature under “Backup and Restore” that enables you to make a Windows 7 bootable repair disc, that can easily fix some of your problems when windows fail to boot.

What is a Windows 7 Repair Disc?

A Windows 7 repair disc is a bootable CD or DVD that contains a set of tools and options to repair or troubleshoot a Windows 7 system. It can be used to fix a variety of issues, such as problems with the operating system, corrupted or damaged system files, and problems with booting the system.

Prerequisites to Create a Windows 7 Repair Disc

There are basically 2 prerequisites that you require to create a Windows 7 repair disc.

Firstly, you require a blank CD/DVD which you can burn into a Windows 7 repair disc.

Also, you will need to ensure that your computer has a CD/DVD burner disc drive present, without which you will not be able to turn the CD/DVD into a Windows 7 repair disc.

Lastly, you need to make sure that you log in as an administrator to the computer on which you are trying to create a bootable Windows 7 repair CD/DVD.

How To Create a Windows 7 Repair Disc?

Below are the steps you need to follow to create a Windows 7 repair disc in 2023.
- Go to the Control panel ( Start Menu -> Control Panel )
- Under System & Security Click on ” Backup your Computer”
- Now, click on “Create a System Repair Image” (refer to the screenshot below).
- After clicking on “Create a System Repair Image” you will be prompted to insert a disc to continue.
- Select the disc option on this menu and click on “Create disc”.
Follow the further instructions on-screen to proceed with creating a bootable Windows 7 repair disc.

How to Use a Bootable Windows 7 Repair Disc?

To use a bootable Windows 7 repair disc, you need to insert the disc into your computer and restart the PC.

Make sure that your computer is able to boot from the CD/DVD drive.

If it’s not already set to do so, then you’ll have to access the BIOS settings of your computer and change the boot order to boot from the CD/DVD first.

After setting the computer to boot from the CD/DVD first, reboot the computer. This time, the computer will automatically read the bootable Windows 7 repair disc and then boot the contents of the same.

Once the Windows 7 repair disc loads completely, you will be able to access the repair functions within Windows 7.

The “Restore” function that’s available will help you take back your Windows update version to a previous one, in case that caused the issue.

Just as in the case of the No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks issue on Windows.

Final Words

Did this article help you to create/use a Windows 7 repair disc in 2023?

If yes, then feel free to share this article with others to help them out as well.
January 11, 2023
How to Fix No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks?
Are you trying to fix the No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks issue on Windows? Well, we’re here today with a detailed guide on different methods you can follow to fix the issue.

What Causes a No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks Issue on Windows?

If you’re using a Windows computer and you suddenly see a black screen, it can be frustrating and worrying. There are a number of reasons why this might happen, such as:
- Faulty or outdated graphic/display driver.
- Virus/ related Malicious software.
- Faulty hardware.
How to Fix No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks issue on Windows?

Based on the above-mentioned causes of a black screen/display not working issue, below are some of the methods you can follow to fix No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks issue on Windows?

Method 1: Restart Your Computer

Well, just like the tech jokes that you hear around, restarting your computer can solve lots of issues, much more than you think. So, in case the No Display Computer Screen goes Black issue is something new that you’re facing, then restarting your computer is the first thing you shouild try.

You can also try modifying the “Turn OFF the Display” setting on your computer. To do the same, follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Start menu on your computer and search for “Power Settings”.
2. Within Power Settings, click on “Edit Power Plan”.
3. Ensure that the “Turn Off the Display” setting is set to “Never”. This will prevent the display from turning off when the computer is in use.
Method 2: Update Graphics Driver On Your Computer

Outdated or corrupted graphics drivers can cause a black screen. To update the graphics card, go to the manufacturer’s website and download/install the latest driver for the graphics card that’s installed on your computer.

If you’re not sure about the graphics card installed on your computer, you can follow these steps:
1. Press the “Windows” key + “X” key to launch a pop-up menu bar. Within this menu bar, click on the option that says “Device Manager”.
2. Within the Device Manager window that appears, expand the “Display adapters” option to find the graphics card installed on your computer.
Method 3: Scan for Virus/Malware Infection

The issue you’re facing could also be a result of a virus/malware infection on your computer. Newer Windows versions have inbuilt Windows Defender which can help you run a full virus/malware scan on your Windows computer.

You can read our detailed article on how to keep your Windows 10/11 computer safe with Windows Defender features.

Method 4: Hardware Issues

The No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks could also be a reason of faulty hardware on your computer. Take your computer to an authorized service center near you to get the hardware components checked and to troubleshoot the issue you’re facing professionally.

Final Words

We’ve tried to include some of the easiest and highly probable ways to fix the No Display Computer Screen Goes Black/Hangs/Blinks issue that you’re facing in this article.

In case some other solution apart from the ones mentioned in this article helped you to fix the issue, do mention them in the comments below to help out other readers.
January 10, 2023
How to replace PowerShell (Admin) with command prompt in Winlogo+X
This post will guide you to replace the PowerShell (Admin) entry in the power menu that opens by pressing Windows Logo key + X in Windows 10 with good old style Command Prompt (Admin).

After an update Microsoft decided to replace the Command Prompt (Admin) entry in the Power menu of Windows 10. This menu opens when you press the Windows logo Key + X and gives you many options to quickly control your PC.
- Press the Windows logo key and type Taskbar settings in the search box
- Click on Task settings
- Now, click on the option that says Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the start button or press Windows key + X
- Now, press the Windows key + X again and confirm the changes
April 17, 2021
How to boot into Safe mode Windows 10
This post is a step by step guide with pictures to help you boot into safe mode in Windows 10. Safe Mode in Windows 10 is a part of the advanced startup or diagnostic startup feature of Windows. With this you get almost all the troubleshooting options of Windows 10 at one place. Booting into safe mode is a rather convenient choice if:
- You wish to remove a faulty device driver
- need to troubleshoot a specific problem related to apps and programs
- To make sure your core Windows installation is working fine
- & a lot of other troubleshooting stuff
Safe Mode in Windows comprises of just the most basic system files & device drivers, the ones most essential for Windows to start. This mode helps you diagnose most of the problems associated with Windows, that might not let your PC start correctly.

How to boot Windows 10 safe mode:

Scenario 1: Through Lock Screen OR Start Menu
- Press & Hold the Shift key on your keyboard
- While Holding the shift key, Click on Restart
- Now, from the menu Click on Troubleshoot
- From the menu that follows, Click on Advanced Options
- Now, from the menu that comes,
- Click on Startup Settings
- And, Click on Restart
- Now, you will get a screen with options just like in the screengrab below
- Press 4 on your keyboard
- Your Windows 10 is now booting into safe mode
- Enter your Account Password, when prompted
- After the booting completes, your desktop will change to a black wallpaper
- The screen should look something like this
Scenario 2: Through bootable media | Recovery Drive

In this scenario, most of the options remain exactly the same as mentioned above, the only thing that changes is the way you get to the troubleshoot Screen
- Insert your Recovery or Installation DVD/USB into the drive/slot
- Boot from the said media
- When prompted, Select your keyboard layout
- From the screen that follows,
- Click on Troubleshoot & follow the steps as mentioned above
April 15, 2021
How to Create a Windows 10 Recovery USB
This post is a step-by-step tutorial with pictures on How to create a Windows 10 Recovery disk. A recovery drive is a much needed & very helpful tool when it comes to troubleshooting your PC. Though Windows 10 recovery options can be used in a number of ways, making and keeping a recovery disk is a must have for those dire situations where nothing else works. The best part about this recovery disk is that it doesn’t just help troubleshoot your PC, it can also contain a proper backup of your PC. So, in case of data loss, you have an option of recovering your essentials.

Below are the steps with pictures to create a recovery disk:
- Go to the start screen
- In the search box, type Create a recovery drive
- Click on the app under results.
- Click on Yes, when prompted
- Refer the screengrab below
- Now,
- a wizard to create the recovery drive will open up
- If you wish to include system files
- Check the check box as indicated in the screenshot above,
- else, uncheck the box
- Click on Next
- It might take a minutes for your system to get ready
- Make sure you insert a USB disk with at least 8 GB space
- Also make sure that your don’t have any data on the drive, as this app will format the drive
- Select the USB drive
- and click next
- After you click on create, the process will start & might take from a few minutes to more than that, depending on the option you chose.
- The wizard will copy files to your drive and you will receive a confirmation message at the end
- Click on Finish
- Your Recovery Drive is now ready
April 11, 2021
Fix: Unable to open Diagnostic options WinRE Windows 10
This post will help you fix an issue with your Windows PC, wherein when you try to open the diagnostic options | recovery console in Windows, you either get an error reading “Unexpected handler” or the recovery options just won’t open. Follow this step-by-step guide, If in case you are unable to open the Windows Recovery Environment (WINRE):

Method 1:
- Shutdown your PC
- Disconnect any and all add-on devices like printer, scanner, external keyboard /mouse, projector or monitor, or any network device
- Restart your PC
- If you are able to boot into Windows, disconnect any network you are connected to
- Press Windows logo key + X (To open power menu)
- press A or click on Command Prompt(Admin)
- Click on Yes
- In this elevated command prompt, type SFC /SCANNOW
- Press Enter
- This will check your system files for integrity
- If any discrepancies are found, they will be fixed after initial check.
- After the process completes, restart your machine
- Check if the problem is solved
Method 2 : Recovery Drive | Bootable Drive (IF you are not able to boot into Windows)
- If you have created a Recovery drive for Windows, Use that for booting
- If you haven’t created a recovery drive, follow the steps here to make one
- Or
- You can use your Windows installation DVD/USB to boot
- Once you boot from it, Select your language, keyboard option
- Click on Next
- Now, Click on Repair your Computer, in the left bottom corner as shown above
- Click on Troubleshoot
- Now Click on Advanced Options
- Click on Startup Repair
Alternatively: Method 3: Refresh | Reset your PC

This should fix your issue, if not let me know & i will try to troubleshoot your issue further
April 11, 2021
How to Rebuild BCD Windows 10 & 8.1
This is a step by step tutorial or a beginner’s guide to How to rebuild BCD (Boot Configuration DATA) and rebuild MBR (Master Boot Record) in Windows 10 & Windows 8 | 8.1.

Rebuilding BCD | Boot configuration data | MBR

To check & rebuild the Windows BCD:
- If you are able to access lock screen on Windows, Press & keep holding the shift key & click on Restart to open Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
- If not,
- Insert the original Windows DVD/USB and boot from it
- You can also use Windows Recovery Media
- Select your Language & keyboard options
- Click Next
- Click on Repair your computer
- Click Troubleshoot
- Click on Advanced Options
- Click on Command Prompt
- Now,
- Type bootrec /fixmbr
- Press Enter
- Then,
- Type bootrec /fixboot
- Press Enter
- Then,
- Type bootrec /rebuildbcd
- Press Enter
- Now, Type Exit
- Restart your computer
April 9, 2021
Fix: 0xc0000225 STOP error Windows 10 | 8.1
“After reading this post you will be able to fix an error code 0xc0000225 with a message “An unexpected error has occurred”, “a file is missing” , with a description “Your PC needs to be repaired”. This guide applies to Windows 10, 8.1 using diskpart, WInRE

Cause: Corrupt or missing BCD. Your windows operating system has been installed in UEFI mode. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), is a newer technology when compared to the older BIOS setup that uses MBR (Master Boot Record), this problem is known to occur frequently with UEFI, but might also occur with non-uefi or MBR based computers.

NOTE: Make sure to go into your system setup (BIOS/CMOS) and set the UEFI mode to UEFI only. If it’s set on both or compatible, make sure it is now set to UEFI only. (applies to new installation).

Fix: 0xc0000225 STOP error Windows 10 | 8.1

Method 1: Startup Repair

You will need your Windows installation DVD / USB drive or Windows Recovery Media (If you have not created a recovery media, click here, to use this article to create one)
- Insert your installation DVD/USB or recovery media & boot from it
- After the booting sequence completes, select your language and keyboard layout
- Click on Next
- Now, Click on Repair your computer, (located in left bottom corner of your screen)
- Click on Troubleshoot
- Now, Click on Advanced options
- Click on Startup Repair
- Your PC will restart and Windows will try Startup Repair.
If this doesn’t fix the error, try to Rebuild your BCD – Refer this post –> How to Rebuild BCD Windows

Method 2: Using Diskpart for MBR
- Now, Click on Command prompt
- Now,
- Type Diskpart
- Press Enter
- Type List Disk
- Press Enter
- Type Select Disk 0
- Press Enter
- Type List Volume
- Press Enter
- Type the drive letter of your cd/dvd/usb drive in my case, its d:
- Now, type bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr
- Press Enter
- you will receive a success message.
- Type exit
- Press Enter
- Restart your Computer
Method 3: For UEFI
- Follow all the steps in method 2 (till you open command prompt)
- Now, type diskpart
- Press Enter
- Type List volume
- Press Enter
- Check the list to see which volume has label as ESP
- In my case it is volume 4
- Type Select volume 4
- Press Enter
- Now type,
- assign letter=x
- Press Enter
- Type exit
- Press Enter
- Now, Type bcdboot C:\windows /s x:/f UEFI
- You will get a success message
- Type Exit
- Restart your computer
This should solve your issue, if not, let me know and I will be happy to help you further
April 6, 2021
Fix: DRIVER_PORTION_MUST_BE_NONPAGED Windows 10
This post will help you fix an issue with your Windows 10 PC, where you get a STOP error, or better known as BSOD (Blue screen of Death) error in Windows. This step by step guide will help you pin point the issue that’s causing this stop error.

The primary cause of this error is mostly faulty device drivers or corrupted driver files. Proper driver software in your PC is essential for proper functioning of your computer. Any hardware with faulty, missing or corrupted device drivers can be a primary cause of this BSOD error. That being said, a failing hardware of a loose connection within your PC can also cause this issue. Below are the steps to fix driver_portion_must_be_nonpaged stop error in Windows 10, 8.1,8 & 7.

Method 1: Diagnose issue with Event Viewer
- Restart your PC
- Click here to use this article to boot into safe mode
- If you are able to boot into safe mode,
- Press Windows Logo key + X (to open power menu in Windows 10)
- Press V or Click on Event Viewer
- Expand Windows logs
- Click on system
- Now check the logs one by one to see of any errors are listed that indicate a device driver issue
- Now,
- Expand Application & Service Logs
- & click on hardware events
- Check if any such events are listed & make note of the device listed
- Go to your hardware manufacturer’s support website
- Download & install the latest device drivers for your hardware
- If you have a Desktop PC
- Try to remove that hardware and reinsert it
- If you have a Laptop
- Try removing any add-on or peripheral device
Method 2: Using Windows update
- Go to start screen/menu
- Type Windows update
- Click on Windows update from search results
- Click on Search for updates
- Download and install all the available updates including any hardware device drivers that are listed
Method 3: Manually updating all device drivers
- Chipset drivers
- Graphics or Display drivers
- Audio drivers
- Networking drivers
- USB 3 drivers
- Mass Storage | Storage drivers
- The above listed device drivers are the ones that are utterly essential. Though all the drivers should be updated, start with updating these & then move on to the others. This will, first of all, help you pin-point the device driver or device that is causing this error & secondly, you will be able to easily fix the issue without having to fiddle with everything in your computer
Now,
- If the above mentioned methods solve your problem, its all good
- If not, follow the two methods mentioned below
Method 4: Update your BIOS
- BIOS update should only be done if you are completely familiar with the process.
- BIOS update should only be done on your own risk, if done incorrectly, it can make your computer unusable.
- Incorrect BIOS update may void your warranty
- Go to your System Manufacturer’s support website or your Motherboard manufacturer’s support website
- Enter your Motherboard | system model & select your operating system
- Check if any BIOS updates are available
- Read the documentation properly & read any support documents available therein
- Follow the procedure accurately and update your BIOS
- Make sure you do not unplug power from your system or use a backup power supply, so that your system doesn’t lose power during this procedure.
- If it’s a portable machine( a laptop), make sure you have at least 70% of battery available. Plugging in the charger | adapter is recommended*
- Again, this guide is to be followed at your own risk, I or www.troubleshootwindows.com will take no responsibility for any damage caused.
Method 5: Reset your PC
- Go to start screen
- Press & Hold the Shift key on your keyboard
- Press the power button
- Click on Restart
- Click on Reset this PC
- Resetting your PC will completely remove everything in your PC, your Windows will go to the state of a fresh install. No apps, files or personal data will be saved. So make sure you make a backup of your stuff first & then reset your PC
- Click on Reset
- Your Computer will restart & the process will take some time to complete
Hope this helps, if not, let me know & I will try to troubleshoot your Issue further
April 5, 2021