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

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...
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BitLocker lockouts cost user 3TB of data in Windows 11 shock

A Reddit user has detailed a distressing experience in which the BitLocker encryption feature locked access to over 3 ...

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 ...
MUO on MSN

Microsoft keeps hiding Control Panel, but it's still necessary for these 6 vital tasks

Due to storage considerations, Windows doesn't enable System Protection by default. That means you'll need to turn it on ...
ZDNet

Why Windows 11 requires a TPM - and how you can get around it

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a crucial security component of a modern PC. All PCs designed for Windows 10 or later include a TPM 2.0 as part of the ...

4 reasons why people are holding onto Windows 10 (and why I think they’re wrong)

Some people are still clinging on to Windows 10 despite all this, and Microsoft's repeated attempts to get them to upgrade to ...

YouTube removes Windows 11 Microsoft account bypass video citing a community guideline violation with potential to cause serious physical harm or death — "I don'…

It seems a Windows 11 video demonstrating how to bypass installing the OS without a Microsoft account violates YouTube's ...
The Verge

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

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 ...

A YouTuber claims they've had two Windows 11 local account and hardware bypass videos taken down because of supposedly 'harmful or dangerous content'

YouTuber CyberCPU Tech has recently shared that they've had two videos removed in two days (via Tom's Hardware). Both of ...
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 ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Closes Local Account Loopholes in Latest Windows 11 Preview Build

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