If you're looking to backup your data, two of the most popular choices are going to be OneDrive or Google Drive, but is one ...

This issue can be frustrating, especially for people who want to use a local account instead. However, if Tiny11 is stuck on the Let’s Add Your Microsoft Account screen, you need to bypass the ...

BitLocker recovery key saved my PC after an update locked me out. Here’s how I used the recovery key from my Microsoft ...

Moving ahead, all new Microsoft accounts will go password-less by default. Convenience and enhanced safety, if you will. Imagine a world where you don’t have to remember complex passwords ...

For the past decade, Microsoft users have had the option to sign-in with their face, fingerprint, or a PIN, through Windows Hello, and over 99% of them sign into their Windows devices this way now, ...

From the department of head scratches comes this counterintuitive news: Microsoft says it has no plans to change a remote ...

Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be "passwordless by default" to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing. The ...

While Microsoft accounts may be more susceptible to issues related to syncing or online credential validation, local accounts can also run into problems, especially after system updates or ...

Microsoft announced yesterday that it’s making new Microsoft accounts passwordless by default. When creating a new Microsoft account, users will be given several passwordless options for signing ...

There are still workarounds to install the OS with a local account, but Microsoft appears to be busy stamping all these out). Anyway, the potential disaster scenario runs like this: the user ...

Many of these bad actors, however, will soon be looking for new ways to attack Microsoft user accounts. Microsoft seems to have delivered on its earlier promise to push users a passwordless sign ...

Update 2 May 2025: Leicester Gazette’s admin account has been reinstated after Press Gazette intervention. The Meta press office helped to regain access for the publisher after Press Gazette’s ...