Microsoft PowerToys packs more than 30 utilities into a single toolbox, but not all of them are worth using. These 11 stand out as genuinely useful, ...

Another crucial Windows expiration date is right around the corner for more than a billion PCs. Here's what you need to do now.

Discover a step-by-step guide on how to setup Windows 11 registry backup safely. Protect your system data with reliable ...

Early in the game, you might come across a door that tells you that it requires the Storage Room Key to be opened. Unfortunately, this key requires you to go on a bit of an adventure to find it.

For years, we've been told that encryption is the gold standard for digital privacy. If data is encrypted, it is supposed to be locked away from hackers, companies and governments alike. That ...

Dragon Quest is all about tradition, and there’s no truer example than worlds full of annoyingly locked treasure chests placed in plain sight. The types of keys have multiplied over the years, but in ...

AI agents are slowly becoming more mainstream and a vital part of the enterprise IT toolkit for increasing productivity—both internally and in consumer-facing functions. A new study this week from ...

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 ...

The mass killing of 14 people in San Bernardino in December 2015 saw the FBI trying to access what it described as “relevant and critical data” on the locked iPhone of one of the shooters. The agency ...

Microsoft takes security seriously, but recent events highlight the limits of that protection when legal orders enter the picture. After hackers abused SharePoint for phishing campaigns and found ways ...

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. Image: Simon Ray/Unsplash Microsoft is under scrutiny ...