A rumor of Notepad for Windows 11 now requiring Microsoft Account sign-in has spread like wildfire, but all is not as it ...

A North Korean threat group has been using a technique called RID hijacking that tricks Windows into treating a low-privileged account as one ... low-privilege local user by using the "net user ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

Microsoft may want to make it difficult, but you can still install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account by setting up a local account, and in this guide, I’ll show you how to complete the process.

The principle of least privilege as recommended by the FBI when it says to disable local admin accounts has also been ... rights available to users of both Windows and MacOS operating systems ...

Setting up a Microsoft account for Windows 11 is annoying, but there are some good features that make it worth the hassle.

It targets Windows 10 and 11 systems. This attack exploits the Relative Identifier (RID) system. RIDs are unique IDs for user accounts. They determine access levels. Attackers can manipulate these ...

Microsoft has just made Windows 10 users an offer they (almost) can’t refuse: a free update to Windows 11 version 24H2. Details can be found on this support page, where Microsoft writes ...

The conventional method of storing data in hard drive or tapes is no longer used. All thanks to the Cloud storage service that renders all other traditional data-storing services obsolete.

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As a longtime Windows user, I've always appreciated its versatility and performance. However, Windows 11 has a few persistent annoyances I just can't get past. I Still Have to Jump Between Settings ...