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Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools.

PCWorld reports that Windows 11’s April update KB5083769 is locking users out of their PCs by triggering unexpected BitLocker recovery key prompts. The issue primarily affects corporate devices with ...

A Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday update is locking some Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 administrators out of their own machines. After installing the KB5082063 security update, released on ...

Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 KB5082063 Windows security update. BitLocker is a Windows ...

Microsoft has released update KB5085516 to fix a Windows 11 bug that blocked Microsoft account sign-ins across key apps, even when users were online. The March 2026 issue disrupted access to services ...

Nobody who values the files on their computer should be without at least two regularly updated methods for backing them up. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, ...

Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, exposing Windows users’ privacy risks. Global governments repeatedly request encryption access, pressuring tech companies like Apple and ...

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For years, we've been told that encryption is the gold standard for digital privacy. If data is encrypted, it is supposed to be locked away from hackers, companies and governments alike. That ...

Microsoft was asked last year to give the FBI access to the encryption keys used by BitLocker to protect data on three laptops. The company complied and warned that it receives around 20 similar ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...