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Windows Security for Ubuntu Installation Checklist

Before You Install Ubuntu

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

Fix Outlook Access Denied Error When Sending Email

You try to send an email in Outlook but get an 'access denied' message. This usually means Outloo...

Fix Command Prompt SSL Certificate Error: Not Trusted

When you see SSL certificate error: not trusted in Command Prompt, it usually means ...

Fix Chrome High CPU Usage After Profile Update Error

If Chrome is using excessive CPU after a recent profile update, you're likely dealing with a corr...

Fix Redis Connection Refused Due to Firewall Settings

If you see 'Redis connection refused' when trying to connect to a remote Redis server, a firewall...

Fix PowerShell Port Already Allocated Error 0x80072746

When running a PowerShell script or cmdlet that tries to start a network listener, you may see er...