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How to Setup Windows Defender Exclusion for Network Drives

If Windows Defender scans a network drive every time you access it, you may notice slow file oper...

Fix Microsoft Teams Microphone Not Working in Windows 11

If your microphone stops working in Microsoft Teams on Windows 11, the problem is usually a permi...

Fix Windows Command Prompt Access Denied Error

You open Command Prompt, run a command, and get an 'access denied' error. This usually means the ...

Fix Windows Security App Stuck Loading

You open Windows Security to check your protection status, but the app just sits on a loading spi...

Fix Ubuntu apt update GPG missing key error

When running sudo apt update, you might see an error like:

The following sig...

Windows Defender High CPU and Memory Usage Not Working: Fixes

If Windows Defender is eating up CPU or memory and also failing to run scans, update definitions,...