You might be looking for an option to turn off BitLocker, but in some cases, the option might not be visible. It can be due to system setting changes or ...

BitLocker may have vulnerabilities, but I’m still recommending it (and its Device Encryption derivative) to users.

Do you know that Microsoft offers two types of encryption on Windows? It offers both Device Encryption and BitLocker to safeguard access to your data. In this guide, we explain to you what they are ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

In a nutshell, Device encryption is the process by which data is scrambled into an illegible code, making it indecipherable to unintended recipients of the data without a password or recovery key. The ...

HP unveils TPM Guard — the first hardware solution to block physical TPM bus attacks that can defeat BitLocker encryption. TPM Guard encrypts the TPM-CPU link and binds the TPM to the device to ...

Windows has a secret vault. You're not using it.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

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Spread the loveYou know ShareX, right? It’s that incredibly powerful, free, open-source screenshot and screen recording tool for Windows. For many of us, it’s not just a utility; it’s an indispensable ...