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Fix 'No matching distribution found' Error on Windows pip install

When you run pip install somepackage on Windows and get ERROR: Could not find ...

Where Windows Defender Stores Its Cache Files
If Windows Defender (now Microsoft Defender Antivirus) won't update definitions, hangs during sca...

Fix Command Prompt Timeout When Connecting to Server
You're trying to connect to a server from the command prompt, but the connection times out. The c...

Fix Java JDK Not Recognized in Windows 10
You've installed the Java Development Kit (JDK) on Windows 10, but when you type java -vers...

Fix Windows Search 502 Bad Gateway After Update
After a recent Windows Update, you might see a “502 Bad Gateway” error when using Windows Search....

Fix Windows Activation Authentication Failed via Command Prompt
If you see 'Windows activation authentication failed' when trying to activate Windows, the issue ...


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