Checklists for software errors, setup, and tool workflows.

Fix Windows Search Indexing High CPU Usage

If your computer's fan spins up and Task Manager shows Windows Search using a lot of CPU, the...

Fix Chrome Black Screen on Mac: Hardware Acceleration Issue

You open Chrome on your Mac, and the screen goes black—or parts of the page are garbled. This oft...

Fix VS Code Source Control Not Detecting Changes on Windows 11

If you're using VS Code on Windows 11 and the Source Control panel isn't showing your fil...

Fix Git 'index.lock' Error in VS Code

If you see the error 'fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists'...

Git Fatal: Refusing to Merge Unrelated Histories – Workaround

You try to merge two Git branches and get this error:

fatal: refusing to merge unre...