windows 7
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How Can I Access My External Drive If BitLocker Won’t Let Me In?
Encryption is a wonderful thing. While I don’t run full-drive encryption on my Windows desktop at home — courtesy of BitLocker — that’s only because I’m the only one who ever uses my system and I don’t really keep anything of value on it. (All my personal documents and anything I would otherwise encrypt live…
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How To Fix The ‘Shut Down’ Bug Affecting Windows 7 PCs
January 14th, 2020, was supposed to mark the end of official Windows 7 support, but new bugs keep popping up and demand Microsoft’s attention. The latest one prevents users from shutting down or restarting their PCs, with the OS claiming that you don’t “have permission” to do so even if you’re using an admin account.
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I Want To Upgrade Windows 7, But I’m Scared To Lose My Programs
Everyone’s talking about Windows 7 this week. And even if you have absolutely no interest in the inner workings of your PC’s operating system, your attention has no doubt been drawn by Microsoft’s twist: The company isn’t supporting Windows 7 with security updates anymore.
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How To Get Free Windows 7 Security Updates Past January
It’s the end of an era. Today (January 14), Microsoft officially ended free security updates for Windows 7. If you want to keep using the operating system you’ll need to pay an ongoing fee. Or do you? Turns out there’s a trick to get ongoing Windows 7 support – for free.