PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: verifying Windows encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, enabling biometric login, and setting up dedicated password ...

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 ...

Concerns have been raised around the default drive encryption applied with Windows 11 24H2 This is put in place when setting up new PCs, or with fresh installs of Windows 11 24H2 on existing devices ...

If you need Windows 11 for your PC, you have two options: Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Professional. The Pro version is (obviously) the more expensive of the two because it offers a variety of extra ...

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the many VPNs for PCs that are now available, you’re not alone. At times, it can be hard to separate the marketing hype from reality. For example, many VPNs claim to ...

Although there’s no shortage of free VPNs for PC, very few can be trusted. Some of the many problems you’ll face using one include slow speeds, limited server locations, data caps, insufficient ...