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With support ending in October 2025, Microsoft warns that secure erasure is the only way to keep your personal files from living on after your PC is gone.

Battlefield 6 launch day has finally arrived, and many PC gamers will soon find out that Secure Boot must be enabled in Windows 10 or Windows 11 before playing. Secure Boot is designed to keep your PC ...

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Microsoft is rewriting Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. Microsoft is rewriting Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

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Transferring data from your PC to your phone in 2025 is easier than ever—and that’s great because we’re all dealing with (and moving around) more data across more devices than ever before. Software ...