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4 Ways to Password-Protect a PDF File on Windows 11

If you have a confidential PDF you want to password protect, you have a few ways to do that on your Windows 11 PC. You can ...

Microsoft’s emergency Windows 11 update fixes a nasty system recovery bug

It’s unusual for Microsoft to issue out-of-band updates for Windows, unless there’s an urgent security fix required. However, Microsoft was forced to issue a similar emergency patch for Windows 11 in ...

Microsoft's Emergency Windows 11 Update Arrives To Fix Recovery Failures

Reboot into Windows RE from a previously-created USB recovery drive. This is the ideal solution, since the USB recovery drive ...

Microsoft Patches Windows 11 Bug After Update Disabled Mouse, Keyboard Input in Recovery Mode

The WinRE USB support bug affected PCs using versions 24H2, 25H2 and Windows Server 2025. The update to KB5070773 release ...

Microsoft rolls out urgent Windows 11 update to fix critical recovery bug — update your PC now

Microsoft broke its Windows 11 recovery tool in a recent update, with users not being able to use their mouse and keyboard to ...

From rookie to Windows 11 ninja: 17 keyboard shortcuts to master

Over time I’ve learned quite a lot of useful shortcuts for Windows. Shortcuts can save a lot of time, so I’d like to share ...