The company hasn't made an official announcement, but official documents reveal that the ability to change your Gmail address could be on the way soon. A Google support page was recently updated to ...

As the year winds down, it’s worth taking a bit of time to modernize the way you sign in to the accounts that matter most.

Rapidly change your password, the Microsoft security team urges as Shai-Hulud Dune Worm cloud attacks continue.

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

ThioJoe demonstrates an official method to set up a local account in Windows Pro without using a Microsoft account, explaining the limitations for Home Edition. He also critiques Microsoft's reasoning ...

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security. I ...

CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that "123456" is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion ...

Of the many minor to medium-size annoyances that come with a modern Windows 11 installation, the requirement that you sign in with a Microsoft account is one of the most irritating. Sure, all ...

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11. The change ...

Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup (OOBE), effectively making a Microsoft Account (MSA) mandatory for most users. The company cites proper ...

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

Your Apple Account is the key to everything you do on your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. It keeps your purchases, subscriptions and personal data secure. If you think your ...