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Can't sign in because your Windows password box is missing? Here's how you can easily fix this Windows glitch.

Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default, plus new consent prompts for sensitive access and bundled installs, with exceptions when needed ...

First, make sure you're signed into your Windows 11 PC with an account that has administrative privileges. By default, your own account should have the necessary rights. To confirm this, go to ...

Think your phone is acting strange? It may be infected with spyware. Here are the warning signs and and how you can stop it.

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Your phone secretly transmits tracking data while you sleep at night. Learn key privacy settings to stop overnight data sharing and protect yourself.

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Activation Lock is a powerful security feature built into Apple devices. It helps stop stolen iPhones from being used by anyone else. But it can also be a real headache if you bought a used iPhone and ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

There is perhaps nothing that has plagued the electronics consumer quite as much as bloatware. It’s omnipresent in most modern operating systems and products, whether it’s extra stuff on Android ...