Checklists for software errors, setup, and tool workflows.

How to Allow Unrelated Histories in Git Merge

If you see the error fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories when running

Nginx Upstream Connection Refused: Fixing localhost Errors

You set up an nginx reverse proxy to forward requests to a backend service on localhost, but ngin...

Fix Windows 11 Setup Stuck at 99%

You're installing Windows 11 and the progress bar hangs at 99% for a long time. This is a kno...

How to Fix Windows Explorer Keeps Restarting

If Windows Explorer (the desktop, taskbar, and file manager) keeps restarting, you'll see the...

Fix VS Code Terminal Not Opening PowerShell

If you click the terminal panel in VS Code and nothing happens, or it opens a blank shell instead...

Fix 'git pull failed index.lock file exists' Error

When running git pull, you may see an error like:

fatal: Unable to create &#...