When you get a new Windows computer, it's important to tweak a few things before you start doing anything productive with it. From personalization and optimization to storage management and data ...

To keep OneDrive from launching automatically on startup, you can open the Task Manager, go to the Startup Apps tab, and ...

This feature ensures your account is safe. You must enter our Windows PIN or use the Security key to authenticate yourself whenever asked. However, follow these suggestions if you feel the prompt is ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 27774 for Insiders in the Canary channel. One of the main updates in this build is a new method for enabling Administrator protection, which can improve ...

With Microsoft set to stop security updates for Windows 10 in October — unless you pay extra — security is top of mind for many businesses and individual users right now. And whether you’re planning ...

Windows users sometimes have the impression that the operating system has a life of its own and does not allow any contradictions. Some restrictions are intended to ensure the security of the ...

Windows doesn’t offer a single switch to disable Exploit Protection completely. You can only disable individual mitigations system-wide or per app. We strongly recommend turning it off only for ...

Windows 11 January 2026 Update is rolling out for Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, and 23H2, as well as Windows Server 2025 and 2023.

It’s common sense that if you have a Windows PC, you need a third-party security suite to protect it. Right? Well, maybe not. That might’ve been the common sense mantra for decades, but things are ...

Revolutionary is a big word; it positively effuses import. “Something markedly new or introducing fundamental change” is the definition I like best, and it’s ideally suited to this latest Microsoft ...

If you have a PC running Windows 10, your machine will stop receiving security updates on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The decade-old operating system is still used by nearly 41% of PC owners and up to 400 ...