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Developer and IT

89 articles

Guides for developers and IT admins: WSL and developer setup, virtual machines, Group Policy and Intune, website error codes and PHP updates and security fixes.

Developer and IT
Chrome DevTools Network tab showing the Status column for each request

How to Fix “Error Code 405 Method Not Allowed” in Minutes

October 5, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Chrome DevTools Network tab showing the Status column for each request

Error 405 Method Not Allowed means the URL rejects the HTTP method sent. Read the Allow header, then fix the form, the route or the server rule behind it.

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Developer and IT
Microsoft's Upgrade Windows Home to Windows Pro support page

How to open Group Policy Editor in Windows 11

October 1, 2026 by Philip Celasco 6 Comments
Microsoft's Upgrade Windows Home to Windows Pro support page

Open Group Policy Editor in Windows 11 by pressing Win + R, typing gpedit.msc and pressing Enter. Other routes, edition limits, Home options and fixes.

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Developer and IT
Windows Features dialog with the Hyper-V check box ticked

How to enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 26H2

September 30, 2026 by Philip Celasco 1 Comment
Windows Features dialog with the Hyper-V check box ticked

Enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 26H2 through Windows Features, PowerShell or DISM on Pro and Enterprise PCs, check requirements, and turn it off when you need to.

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Developer and IT
Windows setup screen offering to restore a previous PC backup

Does Windows 11 26H2 break Group Policy settings?

September 30, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
Windows setup screen offering to restore a previous PC backup

Windows 11 26H2 keeps your Group Policy settings, but it changes some defaults and starts honouring Machine Identity Isolation. What changes and how to check.

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Developer and IT
Microsoft Learn page on configuring Windows feature update policies in Intune

Windows 11 26H2 for enterprise: WSUS, Intune and deployment

September 30, 2026 by Philip Celasco 5 Comments
Microsoft Learn page on configuring Windows feature update policies in Intune

Windows 11 26H2 enterprise deployment: approve KB5121794 in WSUS, target 26H2 with an Intune feature update policy or Autopatch, and check known issues first.

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Developer and IT
PowerShell window listing DNS servers that support encrypted DoH lookups

How to Change DNS Settings on Windows: A Step-By-Step Guide

September 25, 2026 by Philip Celasco 1 Comment
PowerShell window listing DNS servers that support encrypted DoH lookups

Change DNS settings on Windows 11 or 10 in Settings, Control Panel, PowerShell or netsh, add DNS over HTTPS, then verify the new servers and fix lookup errors.

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Developer and IT
Edit User Variable dialog with Variable name Path and its folder value

How to Edit Environment Variables on Windows 10 or 11

September 25, 2026 by Philip Celasco 8 Comments
Edit User Variable dialog with Variable name Path and its folder value

Edit environment variables on Windows 10 or 11 from Edit the system environment variables, setx or PowerShell. Covers PATH, user vs system, backups and fixes.

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Developer and IT
Live server log stream showing GET requests with status codes

How to Fix the HTTP Error 503 Service Unavailable (6 Steps)

September 24, 2026 by Philip Celasco 2 Comments
Live server log stream showing GET requests with status codes

HTTP error 503 Service Unavailable means the server is overloaded or in maintenance. Visitors can only retry; site owners can fix it in 6 steps.

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Developer and IT
macOS Python installer Custom Install screen with Install or upgrade pip checked

How To Fix PIP Install Not Working?

September 24, 2026 by Philip Celasco Leave a Comment
macOS Python installer Custom Install screen with Install or upgrade pip checked

Fix pip install not working: run python -m pip, repair PATH, restore pip with ensurepip, use a virtual environment, and solve permission and SSL errors.

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Developer and IT
Chrome DevTools Network panel listing five requests with status codes

500 Internal Server Error: Top Causes and How to Fix Them

September 24, 2026 by Philip Celasco 2 Comments
Chrome DevTools Network panel listing five requests with status codes

A 500 Internal Server Error means the site’s server hit a failure it could not name. See the top causes, what visitors can try, and how site owners fix it.

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Developer and IT
Java Control Panel General tab with Network Settings and Temporary Internet Files buttons

Manage Java Settings in Windows 11/10

September 23, 2026 by Philip Celasco 1 Comment
Java Control Panel General tab with Network Settings and Temporary Internet Files buttons

Manage Java settings in Windows 11/10: open the Java Control Panel, set updates, security level and exception sites, clear the cache, and set JAVA_HOME.

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Developer and IT
Cloudflare Events summary chart broken down by action taken

What is the “403 Forbidden Error” and How to Fix It (9 Methods)

September 22, 2026 by Philip Celasco 3 Comments
Cloudflare Events summary chart broken down by action taken

A 403 Forbidden error means the server understood your request but refuses it. Nine fixes, split into what visitors can try and what site owners must check.

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