You can make your Microsoft account far more secure if you ditch your password. But if you plan to do so, there's a step you absolutely must not skip.

If you see This PC doesn't support entering a BitLocker recovery password during startup, enable WinRE, tweak Group Policy, ...

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Microsoft is about to end blue screen of death errors forever — by getting rid of the traditional blue screen. Instead, if your system encounters an unexpected failure and needs to restart, you’ll see ...

In June, Microsoft Authenticator stopped letting users create new passwords. In July, it turned off the autofill password ...

Since Windows 11 24H2, Device Encryption automatically turns on when you clean install and sign in with a Microsoft account. This only affects fresh installs or new PCs with 24H2 preinstalled—not ...

If you rely on the Authenticator app to manage your passwords, check out these alternatives before Aug. 1.

Microsoft requires you to log in with an online account for Windows 10 and 11, even in the Home versions. However, this can be bypassed during installation or changed later.

If you use Microsoft Authenticator to manage your online credentials, big changes are coming in just a few weeks.

(You can earn points by searching on Bing, shopping on the Microsoft store and playing Xbox games.) To recap, the Windows 10 ESU will get users bug fixes, security updates and technical support ...