This article helps fix Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 installation errors.

Original product version:  Windows 10 – all editions, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012 R2
Original KB number:  2734782

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One particularly frustrating way in which your computer might not start is when you encounter an issue during the Windows startup process but have nothing to go on—no Blue Screen of Death or another error message. Maybe Windows 7 hangs on startup, forcing you to look at “Starting Windows” for an hour. You’re forced to restart manually, only to watch it freeze at the same place again. Or maybe your Windows 10 computer restarts automatically sometime after it begins to load, causing what’s called a “reboot loop.”

Sometimes your computer might even stop at a point where you can move your mouse around but nothing happens. Windows might seem like it’s still trying to start but, eventually, you have to manually reboot your computer, only to see the same behavior again!

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This article explains how to use the Your Phone app to connect an Android phone to a Windows 10 computer as well as third-party software you can use for screencasting.

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PDF files are great for exchanging formatted files across platforms and between folks who don’t use the same software, but sometimes we need to take text or images out of a PDF file and use them in web pages, word processing documents, PowerPoint presentations, or in desktop publishing software. Depending on your needs and the security options set in the individual PDF, you have several options for extracting text, images, or both from a PDF file. Choose the option that works best for you.

• Use Adobe Acrobat Professional. If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, not just the free Acrobat Reader, you can extract individual images or all images as well as text from a PDF and export in various formats such as EPS, JPG, and TIFF. To extract information from a PDF in Acrobat DC, choose Tools > Export PDF and select an option. To extract text, export the PDF to a Word format or rich text format, and choose from several advanced options that include:

  • Retain Flowing Text
  • Retain Page Layout
  • Include Comments
  • Include Images

  

• Copy and paste from PDF using Acrobat Reader. If you have Acrobat Reader, you can copy a portion of a PDF file to the clipboard and paste it into another program. For text, just highlight the portion of text in the PDF and press Ctrl + C to copy it.

  Then open a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, and press Ctrl + V to paste the text. With an image, click on the image to select it and then copy and paste it into a program that supports images, using the same keyboard commands.

• Open a PDF file in a graphics program. When image extraction is your goal, you can open a PDF in some illustration programs such as newer versions of Photoshop, CorelDRAW, or Adobe Illustrator and save the images for editing and use in desktop publishing applications.

  

• Use third-party PDF extraction software tools. Several standalone utilities and plug-ins are available that convert PDF files to HTML while preserving the page layout, extract and convert PDF content to vector graphics formats, and extract PDF content for use in word processing, presentation, and desktop publishing software. These tools offer varying options including batch extraction/conversion, whole file or partial content extraction, and multiple file format support. These are primarily commercial and shareware Windows-based utilities.

• Use online PDF extraction tools.With online extraction tools, you don’t have to download or install the software. How much each one can extract varies. For example, with ExtractPDF.com, you upload a file up to 14MB in size or supply a URL to the PDF for the extraction of images, text or fonts.

  

• Take a screenshot. Before you take a screenshot of an image in a PDF, enlarge it in its window as much as possible on your screen. On a PC, select the title bar of the PDF window and press Alt + PrtScn. On a Mac, press Command + Shift + 4 and use the cursor that appears to drag and select the area you want to capture.

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Most Chromebooks do not come with a PDF editor app installed by default, but there are Chromebook PDF editors that you can access using your Chrome web browser. You can also use Google Play to install PDF editor apps on your Chromebook.

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Over the last year, it was discovered that many commercial routers suffered from various backdoor flaws that could allow snooping (or worse) from various entities. Couple that with the limited features found in the firmware of those routers, and it becomes quite clear an alternative might be necessary for some users. But what are the alternatives? One is called OpenWrt, a Linux distribution made specifically for routers that offers a vastly improved feature set and a level of reliability and security the default firmware cannot touch.

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Router firmware updates are as important as updating any device’s firmware. A firmware upgrade offers new features and security improvements. If you’ve had your wireless router for years, odds are good a firmware upgrade has released to market. However, unlike updating computer software, which you can usually do with a simple updater tool, router firmware upgrades are not as easy to understand.

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There’s no such thing as hack-proof or hacker-proof, just like there is nothing out there that is completely waterproof. Therefore, in this article, we’ll show you how to make your wireless router as hacker-resistant as possible. Your wireless router is a prime target for hackers who want to infiltrate your network or just freeload off of your Wi-Fi connection. Here are some things you can do to make your wireless router harder to hack.

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While many fitness bands and smartwatches have had sleep tracking capabilities for years, the Apple Watch did not until recently. Starting with WatchOS 7, though, the Apple Watch officially supports sleep tracking on Apple Watch Series 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you own a compatible watch, make sure you have installed the latest version of the Apple Watch OS to track your sleep.

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A tell-tale sign of blurry text is if the Windows 10 font is blurry, but the rest of the display, such as images and other parts of the user interface, appear normally. It’s usually not difficult to correct this problem. There are some troubleshooting steps you can take in Windows Settings, and if the problem persists, use a free utility called Windows 10 DPI Fix.

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