Like many Microsoft products, Hotmail's name has changed a time or two and caused a great deal of confusion. I'll try to make sense of it all.

You're told not to share your two-factor or other authentication code. And then you're asked for it.

If your computer is not physically secure, someone could install something even if you're not logged in.

Streaming video sites have some features that make the answer more complicated than it would seem.

You probably have a basic disk and don’t need the functionality offered by dynamic disk support... even if that functionality is kind of cool.

You can store email offline in Microsoft Office Outlook using PST files. I'll show you how to set that up.

There's a hidden account with complete administrative access. I'll show you how to enable it and discuss why you shouldn't use it very often, if at all.

Yes, I deal with frustrating changes too. It's not that I never get frustrated; it's what I choose next that makes for a much happier experience.

The reinstall of my system slowly uncovered a potential hardware issue. Here's how I diagnosed and repaired it.

I'll show you how to look at your Outlook.com recent activity and review why it might be full of failed login attempts.