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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 High CPU Usage by Antivirus Scanning PowerShell

If you notice that PowerShell (powershell.exe or pwsh.exe) is using high CPU, and you have an ant...

Fix Outlook Permission Denied Errors on Ubuntu

If you see 'Permission denied' when trying to run Microsoft Outlook on Ubuntu (for example throug...

Fix Windows Defender Real-Time Protection Greyed Out

You open Windows Security, go to Virus & threat protection, and see that the Real-time protection...

How to Make Outlook Start Automatically When Windows Boots

You may want Outlook to open automatically every time you start your computer, so you don't have ...

Fix Microsoft Teams Microphone Not Detected in Windows

Common Causes

• Microphone permissions disabled for Teams in Windows settings.