How many times have you been locked out of your PC because you accidentally spammed the wrong PIN or exceeded the max number of sign-in attempts? This and starting Windows in Safe Mode are two ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. Microsoft has confirmed that ...

Don’t remove your drive until encryption begins. The problem doesn’t seem to solve after restarting BitLocker setup or even after multiple reboots. This solution requires you to shrink the drive on ...

Yesterday, Microsoft released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows 11 that brought some important changes. Unlike the KB5041580 patch for Windows 10, which basically only fixes problems, this ...

A few minutes now can save you from getting locked out of your PC later—and losing access to all your cloud files.

At that point, your Microsoft account is used primarily for two things: storing information about your Windows 11 license so you can easily reset the computer without having to manually activate ...

My wife's notebook has W10 on it. I recall enabling Bitlocker for the drive (in case it was stolen). Well this morning Dell decided it wanted to do an update and my wife clicked go. I wasn't around to ...

What Is ShrinkLocker? New Ransomware Targets Microsoft BitLocker Encryption Feature Your email has been sent A new strain of ransomware dubbed ShrinkLocker is being used by cyberattackers to target ...