BitLocker is a fine approach to encrypting hard drives, especially the system drive. It's easy to turn off BitLocker if you decide you no longer need it.

Web servers get your IP address when you visit. Whether or not that or other information can be used to identify you, specifically, depends on a lot of things.

Most Wi-Fi access points and routers easily let you block someone from using your Wi-Fi. I'll cover the simple steps.

Regardless of your initial thoughts, every account is important, and we are all targets.

Windows File Explorer tries to help by hiding some information. Unfortunately, that opens a hole hackers can use to fool you.

Many sites lack a search facility. Fortunately, it's easy to do it yourself using a search engine like Google. Even when sites provide their own, this do-it-yourself solution may give you better results.

A full scan scans things a more common "quick scan" bypasses. Here's how to run one using Windows Security.

Hibernating is a convenient way to turn off a machine without shutting down all applications for a quicker restart later.

Email is ubiquitous and convenient, yet surprisingly, not particularly secure. I'll look at why that is and when you should worry.

Windows startup is a complex process further complicated by the number of programs that add themselves to the list. Paring it down takes work.