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Fix Windows Defender Not Starting After Update

After a Windows update, you might see that Windows Defender (now called Microsoft Defender Antivi...

Stop Windows Search Service to Free Up a Port

You might need to stop Windows Search if it's holding port 10243 or another port you need for dev...

How to Fix MySQL Error 1045: Access Denied for User

You try to connect to MySQL and get ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'username'@'...

Fix pip SSL Certificate Error in Python on Windows, macOS, Linux
You run pip install somepackage and get an SSL certificate error: certificate ...

Fix Windows Activation Module Missing Error
You see a message that the Windows activation module is missing or not found, often when trying t...

Fix Windows Update Token Expired by Resetting SoftwareDistribution Folder
If you see a Windows Update error mentioning an expired token, the update components may have sta...


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