BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: verifying Windows encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, enabling biometric login, and setting up dedicated password ...

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In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

Part of why IT’s customer satisfaction has improved, Zhou said, is the implementation of a new initiative focusing on transparency and accountability.

Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

Windows 11 Pro delivers modern protection and pro tools.

These tools let you encrypt your entire USB drive with a password, making it nearly impossible for anyone without the password to access the data. Using these built-in options is often the easiest way ...

A new version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is now available, offering you the latest Windows 11 version and its updates.