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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 Windows Defender High Memory Usage & Error 0x80070002

You might see Windows Defender consuming a lot of memory, and then get error code 0x80070002 when...

Fix Windows Defender Permission Denied When Scanning a Folder

You try to scan a folder with Windows Defender and see 'Permission Denied' or 'Access Denied'. Th...

How to Fix Command Prompt File Locked Error in Windows 10

When you see Access is denied or The file is in use while trying to del...

Command Prompt Log Not Saving: How to Fix

You run a command in Command Prompt, redirect output to a log file, but the file is empty or does...

How to Fix Outlook SSL Certificate Error Configuration

You open Outlook and it throws an SSL certificate error — something like “The name on the securit...