Backing up an encrypted hard drive shouldn't be difficult, but it's important to understand what you'll get.

Windows runs a lot of software even when you're doing nothing at all. We'll dive into how to examine what's really running, and what to do with the information you glean.

Keeping Windows up to date is normally handled cleanly by Windows itself. There are times you may want to force the issue to ensure your machine is as up to date as possible.

Responding to notification permissions is annoying. In some browsers, we can turn that off completely.

When you use a desktop email program, it's possible for the inbox on your PC to be empty, but the inbox on your email service provider to be full.

Drivers are critically important components of your computer, but knowing how and when to update drivers isn't as easy or as obvious as we might like.

There are a number of ways to confirm your identity if you don't have your phone. The catch is that most have to be set up before you need them.

It's impossible to know your machine has no malware. What does that mean for your safety?

To unsubscribe or not to unsubscribe: that is the question. The answer depends on how you got there.

Accidentally clicking a phishing link might be benign if you catch it soon enough. If not, you may need to take recovery actions to save your account and/or machine.