diff --git a/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.ipynb b/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.ipynb
index b1713a8c..1615d8d3 100644
--- a/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.ipynb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 5,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [
     {
@@ -123,12 +123,19 @@
     "    command = r'pnputil /enum-devices /bus PCI /deviceids '\n",
     "    process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)\n",
     "    stdout, stderr = process.communicate()\n",
-    "    # Check for supported Hardware IDs\n",
+    "    # Decode with error handling\n",
     "    apu_type = ''\n",
-    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_1502&REV_00' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'PHX/HPT'\n",
-    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_00' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'\n",
-    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_10' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'\n",
-    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_11' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'\n",
+    "    try:  \n",
+    "        stdout = stdout.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')  \n",
+    "    except Exception as e:  \n",
+    "        # Log error message and return an empty string  \n",
+    "        print(f\"An error occurred while decoding output: {e}\") \n",
+    "        return apu_type\n",
+    "    # Check for supported Hardware IDs\n",
+    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_1502&REV_00' in stdout: apu_type = 'PHX/HPT'  \n",
+    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_00' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX'  \n",
+    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_10' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX' \n",
+    "    if 'PCI\\\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_11' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX' \n",
     "    return apu_type\n",
     "\n",
     "apu_type = get_apu_info()\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.py b/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.py
index b5703cd6..4408cfd0 100644
--- a/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.py
+++ b/tutorial/hello_world/hello_world.py
@@ -121,12 +121,19 @@ def forward(self, x):
 command = r'pnputil /enum-devices /bus PCI /deviceids '
 process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+
+# Decode with error handling
+try:
+    stdout = stdout.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+except Exception as e:
+    # Log error message and return an empty string
+    print(f"An error occurred while decoding output: {e}")
 # Check for supported Hardware IDs
 apu_type = ''
-if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_1502&REV_00' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'PHX/HPT'
-if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_00' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'
-if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_10' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'
-if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_11' in stdout.decode(): apu_type = 'STX'
+if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_1502&REV_00' in stdout: apu_type = 'PHX/HPT'
+if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_00' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX'
+if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_10' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX'
+if 'PCI\\VEN_1022&DEV_17F0&REV_11' in stdout: apu_type = 'STX'
 
 print(f"APU Type: {apu_type}")