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4 Ways to Password-Protect a PDF File on Windows 11

If you have a confidential PDF you want to password protect, you have a few ways to do that on your Windows 11 PC. You can ...
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Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

Halloween doesn’t spook me, but a tale from Reddit recently did. Imagine you’re living your best life, only to realize your PC isn’t quite doing the same. You decide to give Windows 11 a full wipe to ...
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New ShrinkLocker ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt your files

A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. ShrinkLocker, named so because it creates the boot volume by shrinking ...
PC World

Keep hackers away from your data! How to encrypt your laptop and USB drive

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook or phone ...