In the Windows Security app, you'll find a setting called Controlled Folder Access. Microsoft recommends keeping this setting enabled to protect your system, but what exactly is it, and how does it ...

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...

One of the handier features on new cars is the ability to remotely unlock and start them. Microsoft is adding the opposite — the ability to remotely lock your PC — to its Windows toolkit. As the site ...

Fresh options in Windows 11 25H2 let you get fancy with the screen that appears before you log in to your PC and after you lock it. Here’s how to get the most out of widgets on the underutilized lock ...

A new update to the Link to Windows app on Android enables you to remotely lock your Windows 11 PC from your smartphone. The new feature is available through the updated “Lock PC” button in the app.