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Fix Windows Defender Not Working After Update

After a Windows update, you might find that Windows Defender (Microsoft Defender Antivirus) is di...

Fix Windows Search Proxy Error 0x80070490

If you see error 0x80070490 when using Windows Search, it usually means a system component is mis...

Fix Windows Activation Error 0x800704cf: Cannot Connect to Server

You see error 0x800704cf when trying to activate Windows, with the message "Cannot connect to the...

Windows Security for Ubuntu Installation Checklist

Before You Install Ubuntu

If you're dual-booting Windows and Ubuntu, or replacing Windows...

How to Fix Windows Defender Crashing on Windows 11

If Windows Defender keeps crashing on Windows 11, you might see error messages like "Something we...

Fix Port Already Allocated for Task Scheduler Service

You try to start a service using Task Scheduler, but get an error that the port is already alloca...