There are some situations where you might want to temporarily disable Windows' built-in security tool. I'll show you how to do it safely.

When Microsoft announced its new AI features for AI PCs, I told you that Windows 11's Recall is the feature I've always wanted from AI devices but that it's also terrifying. Windows 11 Recall will let ...

Windows 11 finally lets users turn Smart App Control on or off without a clean install or reset. The fix arrived in Insider ...

Recall AI Timeline records all the user activities that they do on their PCs via periodic snapshots, allowing the user to go back and find them through historical data. It has been termed a ‘privacy ...

When Microsoft launched the AI-powered Windows Recall feature, people right away claimed that it could invade their privacy by taking periodic screenshots of their desktop activity. While it's ...

In this post, we will show you how to effectively and completely block, stop, disable, and turn off Windows Update in Windows 11/10 so that you can install it when you want to. You will need to ...

To disable startup applications on Windows 11, open the Settings app and navigate to Apps > Startup, and click the toggle next to the app you want to disable. Windows 10 also provides options to ...

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