Microsoft’s January 2026 Azure Database for MySQL update delivers security patches and reliability fixes, with no new features added.

European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.

Microsoft automatically turns on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. A recent, undocumented ...

Windows Backup and Restore is a built-in tool in Windows 11/10 computers that allows users to back up their hard drive partitions as disk image files. The time this tool takes to create a backup image ...

Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider ...

Microsoft is expanding Windows Backup for Organizations This will include restore at first sign-in as a 'second chance' Currently in private preview, the feature is set to debut in 'early 2026' A new ...

One simple trick to extend SSD lifespan is to enable the Trim command for your SSD. This tells the drive which data blocks ...

A smarter way to back up ...

There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update.

Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like ...

Microsoft is pushing its cloud services more strongly in the latest Windows 11 update. Many users are already feeling its impact. In version 25H2, OneDrive Backup turns on automatically when you sign ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...