Microsoft testing faster Quick Machine Recovery in Windows 11

Microsoft is testing a faster version of Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) and updated Smart App Control (SAC), allowing users to ...

Surprise! A Windows BitLocker bug has returned to ruin your reboot — here's how to get around it

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 users are affected by a BitLocker Recovery bug that ...

Windows 10 and 11 update is pushing some users into BitLocker recovery

The October 2025 security update for Windows 11 25H2, Windows 11 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 has reportedly forced some users into the BitLocker recovery screen ...

BitLocker recovery bug in recent Windows updates could brick your PC

If you don't have your BitLocker recovery key backed up, you will lose all your files if you run into this issue.
TechCrunch

Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...
9to5google

Google Accounts now support setting up Recovery Contacts

In addition to safety features for Android’s Messages app, Google is introducing new Account recovery tools today, like establishing trusted contacts. The aim today is to “help eligible personal ...
The Verge

Google will let friends help you recover an account

The Recovery Contacts feature allows you to designate someone who can verify your identity to regain account access. The Recovery Contacts feature allows you to designate someone who can verify your ...
Android Authority

Recovering your Google account after a hack is going to become much less of a headache

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...
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Texas EducatioN Savings Accounts, AKA school vouchers, now have official name

The accounts will be called Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or TEFAs. Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over California interstate and hits squad car, highway patrol says 10 ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11

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

Microsoft is planning to make it harder than ever to install Windows without an internet connection and a Microsoft account

Windows A YouTuber claims they've had two Windows 11 local account and hardware bypass videos taken down because of supposedly 'harmful or dangerous content' Operating Systems Saved you a click: The ...