Tech pro ThioJoe walks through how to activate every major Windows security feature for maximum protection.

After a CrowdStrike update caused millions of Windows PCs worldwide to crash in July 2024, Microsoft announced the Windows ...

Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft ...

Microsoft published a blog post criticizing the researcher, who goes by the handle “Nightmare Eclipse,” for publicly disclosing a series of bugs, including BlueHammer, RedSun, UnDefend, and YellowKey.

After a security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products, along with code to exploit them, the company is now threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them.

You switched on your PC. But instead of your desktop, you see a blue screen asking for a BitLocker recovery key when you haven’t even locked your drive. You don’t know how that happened, and it feels ...

The -ForceDismount parameter forces Windows to close open files and immediately lock the drive. Note: Before using the -ForceDismount parameter, save all open files and close any apps using the drive, ...

Microsoft says it is considering a patch for a zero-day vulnerability, dubbed YellowKey, that allows attackers with access to a Windows device to bypass Bitlocker encryption protection and read and ...

Google has brought end-to-end encrypted Gmail to Android and iOS for eligible Workspace users, extending secure mobile email without extra apps. Gmail is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to ...

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The error “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled” prevents you from enabling the Windows Recovery Environment. WinRE is ...

Nobody who values the files on their computer should be without at least two regularly updated methods for backing them up. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, ...