Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

Halloween doesn’t spook me, but a tale from Reddit recently did. Imagine you’re living your best life, only to realize your ...

Windows 11's BitLocker encryption permanently locks 3TB of a user's backups — "Filled my PC with more spyware and viruses than I can count"

A Reddit user ended up losing 3TB of games and backups after reinstalling Windows 11 because the operating system was lagging. Turns out, the BitLocker security was enabled by default after Microsoft ...
Engadget

How to change your Apple Account password

Your Apple Account is the key to everything you do on your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. It keeps your purchases, subscriptions and personal data secure. If you think your ...

PSA: Reregister your hardware 2FA key for X before November 10 to avoid getting locked out

X is retiring the Twitter domain for 2FA authentication. Christopher Stanley, a security engineer at X, xAI, and SpaceX, said ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

Of the many minor to medium-size annoyances that come with a modern Windows 11 installation, the requirement that you sign in with a Microsoft account is one of the most irritating. Sure, all ...
PC Magazine

Google’s New Account Recovery Tools Let Your Friends Help You Regain Access

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Losing your phone or having it stolen is bad enough without losing access to all of your personal data. Recovering your ...
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At this Gardner farm, men find recovery from drug and alcohol abuse

PROGRAM THAT IS MAKING AN IMPACT. THIS IS WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE FOR TRAVIS MCCORD. HE’S WORKING ON THE FARM AT EVERGREEN GROVE IN GARDNER. IT’S MY BUDDY RIGHT HERE. CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HIMSELF.
CNET

Want More AI With Your Microsoft Office? It's Arriving in a 365 Premium Version

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new version of Microsoft 365 that's embedded from top to bottom with AI features -- for twice the monthly price of its Personal plan. ChatGPT's 4o image generation ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft is planning to make it harder than ever to install Windows without an internet connection and a Microsoft account

Operating Systems Saved you a click: The latest Windows 11 24H2 Insider preview build offers internet speed check right from the taskbar Windows The Windows 10 era is over and with it, the last time I ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without an Account

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Microsoft is closing more loopholes that allowed users to set up Windows 11 with a local account. Users will now be ...
TechRadar

Microsoft Teams is finally adding this much-demanded feature - and it could massively boost your productivity

Microsoft Teams Channels will join chats in getting pop-out windows soon Upgrade should help collaboration efficiency The upgrade could be landing next month as Microsoft pushes to make Teams highly ...