Encryption can protect your data from crooks, but if you don't have a recovery key stored securely, it can also keep you out ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 users are affected by a BitLocker Recovery bug that ...

Just insert it, enter the UEFI (BIOS) to change the boot device to the USB drive, and follow the installer's prompts. Best of ...

In terms of security, keeping your files on a USB drive isn't the worst idea. When disconnected from a computer, the files on ...

I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). I really like the hardware, and I decided to try Ubuntu on it. Downloaded the ISO for the ARM version of 25.10. Put it on a ...

Update October 21, 05:08 EDT: Microsoft has released the KB5070773 emergency update to fix this issue. Microsoft has confirmed that this month's security updates disable USB mice and keyboards in the ...

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Open the Settings app. You can do this by either tapping Settings within the App Drawer, or tapping the gear icon in the Notification Shade. From within Settings, tap "About phone," and then scroll to ...

You can disable it using the following methods, but you must use an admin account. Disable WPAD by disabling WINS/NetBT name resolution Stop WPAD using a host file entry Group Policy Editor Registry ...

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