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Hackers are hijacking Windows Search to hit victims with malware | TechRadar

The attack starts with a phishing email pretending to be an invoice, or something similar. It carries a .ZIP archive of an HTML file, and thus successfully bypasses antivirus and email security programs that overlook compressed contents.

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10 best keyboard shortcuts every Windows user should know (and probably doesn’t)

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You might never have gone out of your way to open it, but the Windows + Shift + S shortcut makes it incredibly easy to launch a Snipping Tool capture so you can grab a screenshot or video of whatever you’re looking at.

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How to reset Windows 11 without losing your apps, files, and settings | ZDNET

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With this procedure, your Windows system files, updates, and other components are reinstalled or repaired.

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How to fix an external drive that doesn’t show up in Windows

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This may be less of a concern now that external SSDs are more affordable, but any external drive can run into issues that can cause it to stop showing up in Windows. Here’s how to get that drive working again.

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8 Best PuTTY Alternatives for SSH Client Connections

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PuTTY is just like the translator that bridges the information gap. This software is a handy tool when it comes to establishing an SSH client connection path, which is eventually necessary for file transfers and system management.

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Quick Tips #22: Reboot into the UEFI/BIOS through CMD – Hardware Busters

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In this Quick Tips article, we will learn to master the UEFI/BIOS (CMD BIOS) easily, like pros.

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Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems | Ars Technica

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Microsoft has announced that it’s making some substantial changes to Recall ahead of its release on the first wave of Copilot+ PCs later this month.

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Windows Feature That Records Everything You Do Can Easily Be Hacked

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Worse yet, as Wired reports, Microsoft has essentially admitted that it won’t hide passwords or other highly sensitive information — and researchers have already found easy ways to recover this data.

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How to disable Windows Recall | Windows Central

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The feature works by taking snapshots of your screen every few seconds and storing them locally on your hard drive.

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5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 – and most are free | ZDNET

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What’s a user to do when their Windows machine can’t make the grade — or they simply don’t want to upgrade? Well, here’s one choice you shouldn’t make: Do not keep running Windows 10 come the fall of 2025. Your machine will be hacked. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it.