TF-AT: Changing the Runtime Version

Course Q&A TensorFlow: Advanced Techniques Specialization TF-AT Resources
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Google Colab updates its runtime periodically to use newer versions of packages like Tensorflow. This can sometimes affect the use of GPUs for notebooks that require older versions, or cause problems in installing required packages. To get around it, please use the fallback runtime before running any of the code in your notebook. Here are the steps:

  1. In the Menu bar, navigate to Runtime → Change runtime type

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  1. A window will pop-up. From there, go to the Runtime version drop-down and select the 2025.07 version. Click Save afterwards to close the pop-up.

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  1. Click the Connect button on the upper right of the notebook or run the first code cell. Wait for the runtime to connect and start solving the assignment (or re-run all your code if you already started it beforehand). It can take up to 5 minutes for the runtime to connect.
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