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How to Record Your Screen in Windows 11
What happens on your PC doesn’t have to stay on your PC. If you ever want to show others what’s happening on your screen, whether that’s for a YouTube video, a social media post, or to teach a relative how to do something on their computer, record it! Windows 11 has two built-in ways to…
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How to Encrypt Your Own Windows and Mac Devices (and Why You Need To)
Data encryption makes it nearly impossible for someone to access a protected file without the proper decryption key or password. Many apps use encryption to keep your data safe, including password managers, VPNs, and even some messaging apps — but you should be encrypting more than just the data you share online.
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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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Goodbye, Windows Vista
Image via Getty. This week, Microsoft ended support of Windows Vista, ten years after it arrived on our computers in frosted-glass splendor. Was it bloated? Perhaps. The demands of the interface were unforgiving on old hardware. But it felt like a glimpse of the future.