PC Repairs
How to Get a Broken Headphone Jack Out of Your Laptop, Phone or PC
The tip of your headphone plug snapped off inside the port? Power off, look first, try the gentle methods, and know when a repair shop is the cheaper option.
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Tech Tips
How to Get Into BIOS on Windows 11 (Settings, Command and Boot Keys)
Open BIOS/UEFI on Windows 11 three ways: from Settings, with one command, or with your PC maker's boot key. Plus a fix for when fast startup gets in the way.
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Programming
How to Learn Python for Free: A Step-by-Step Path
A free path from zero to writing real Python: install it, pick one free course, use the official docs and build small projects.
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Tech Tips
How to Print Screen on Windows 11: Every Way to Take a Screenshot
Every way to screenshot on Windows 11, from the Print Screen key to Snipping Tool and Game Bar, plus where each one saves your image.
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Tech Tips
How to Speed Up Windows 11: 12 Safe Tweaks That Actually Help
Make Windows 11 faster with built-in tools: updates, startup apps, Storage Sense, power mode and visual effects, plus when an SSD upgrade is worth it.
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Programming
Java printf: Format Specifiers, Width, Precision and Flags
How System.out.printf and String.format work in Java: %d, %s, %f, %n and %x, width and precision, flags, locales and the mistakes that throw exceptions.
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PC Repairs
Memory Management Blue Screen (0x1A): How to Fix It in Windows 10 and 11
The MEMORY_MANAGEMENT stop code means Windows hit a serious memory error. Test your RAM, update drivers, repair system files and check the disk, in that order.
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Programming
11 Python Projects for Beginners (With Starter Code)
Eleven small Python projects that teach real skills, from a number guessing game to a weather app, each with the modules it uses and starter code.
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Programming
Python Raise Exception: How to Use raise, Custom Exceptions and raise from
How to raise exceptions in Python: built-in errors like ValueError, custom exception classes, raise from, re-raising and when to use assert instead.
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PC Repairs
Windows Host Process (Rundll32) Has Stopped Working: How to Fix It
Rundll32 crashes when a DLL it loads fails. Find the faulting DLL in Event Viewer, then repair system files, update drivers or remove the program that owns it.
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PC Repairs
Scripted Diagnostics Native Host (sdiagnhost.exe): What It Is and How to Stop It Safely
Scripted Diagnostics Native Host (sdiagnhost.exe) runs the scripts behind Windows troubleshooters. Here's how to check it's genuine, stop it and fix its crashes.
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PC Repairs
Service Host: SysMain (SuperFetch): What It Does and How to Stop High Disk Usage
Service Host: SysMain is the Windows service once called SuperFetch. It preloads apps into memory. Here's when its disk use is normal and how to disable it safely.
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