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How to Remove Your Microsoft Account Password (and Go Passwordless)
Why Go Passwordless? Passwords are the weakest link in account security. Microsoft estimates that passwords are involved in over 18 billion attacks every year — roughly 579 attacks per second. Weak or reused passwords are the primary entry point for account takeovers, phishing, and credential-stuffing attacks. The good news: Microsoft has made it genuinely easy to remove your password entirely. Since September 2021, all personal Microsoft accounts can go passwordless. And since May 2025, new Microsoft accounts are passwordless by default. Once you make the switch, you’ll sign in with something you have (your phone or a security key) and something you are (fingerprint, face, or PIN) — far harder to steal than a string of characters. ...
How to fix "npm.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system"
You installed Node.js with the Windows installer, and sucessufully ran node -v in your Terminal. However, when you try to run npm -v, you get the error: npm : File C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. It doesn’t mean that installation failed. You can try these approaches to check your installation: Run npm.cmd -v instad of npm -v in your Terminal. ...
Fix "Could Not Resolve Proxy" in WSL — Complete Troubleshooting Guide
git clone fails with “could not resolve proxy.” apt update hangs forever. curl returns “Could not resolve proxy: 127.0.0.1.” You know the proxy is running on Windows — so why can’t WSL see it? Quick fix: In WSL’s default NAT mode, 127.0.0.1 refers to WSL itself, not your Windows host. Switch to mirrored networking in .wslconfig and the proxy becomes reachable at localhost. If you can’t use mirrored mode, point your proxy to the Windows host IP instead of 127.0.0.1. ...
WSL Mirrored Networking Mode Is Not Supported — How to Fix It
You added networkingMode=mirrored to your .wslconfig, restarted WSL, and instead of the smooth networking you expected, you got: “mirrored networking mode is not supported.” Frustrating, especially when every guide tells you mirrored mode is the fix for proxy issues. Quick fix: This error means your Windows version or WSL version doesn’t support mirrored networking yet. Run wsl --update and make sure you’re on Windows 11 22H2+ or Windows 10 Build 19045+. If you can’t upgrade, use the NAT mode workaround below. ...
Fix WSL "An HTTP Proxy Change Has Been Detected" — Complete Guide
You open WSL and there it is again: “An HTTP proxy change has been detected.” Sometimes it’s just a warning, sometimes your git clone, npm install, or apt update straight-up fails because WSL can’t reach the internet through your proxy. Quick fix: This warning means your Windows proxy settings changed and WSL hasn’t caught up. The permanent solution is to enable mirrored networking + autoProxy in .wslconfig. Create or edit C:\Users\YourUsername\.wslconfig: ...