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Bitlocker Installs Without Permission: What to Do?

May 25, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Some pre-built PCs and laptops are showing up with Bitlocker installed and enabled, without asking permission, and without notice, even on Windows 11 Home, which shouldn’t even contain BitLocker code. [...]

Have a Password? Don’t Email that!

May 11, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Email is basically sent through a dozen relay servers, each with the ability to read, change, or build ads and AI training from your data. Don’t put anything in an [...]

Accessibility Guide for Windows 11

April 10, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Windows 11 has a lot of options for improving both the sights and sounds of Windows for those users who need some help. Whether you’re adjusting these options for yourself [...]

Unique Passwords, Always

March 24, 2026 - Jerry Stern

These phish attempts are worse, much worse, for those of you who insist on using one password everywhere and forever. Again, once a phishing attack lands a password and user [...]

Phish-Spotting

March 10, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Phish are evolving. In the past, large schools of phish were easily recognized as scams by looking for stupid stuff in the allegedly-urgent emails. There were spelling and grammar errors, [...]

OneDrive? No, thanks.

February 24, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Windows 11 just won’t shut up. OneDrive this, backup that, and it’s all a distraction from getting work done. In the free February 2026 PC Updater News, learn how to [...]

Silencing Windows 11

February 10, 2026 - Jerry Stern

Windows 11 is noisy. Popups and ads everywhere, and they’re mostly OneDrive advertisements. In the free February 2026 PC Updater News, learn how to turn off the notifications and popups. [...]

Paperless Offices

January 27, 2026 - Jerry Stern

The first step towards not buying more file cabinets is to stop adding to the pile. You need easy PDF software for scanning paper, combining scans with existing PDF files, [...]