Buying a PC, tablet, or phone means entering a relationship with the manufacturer. But which companies will treat you right after they have your money? Our readers have strong opinions on the top ...

Tech Support scammers are using a free utility called Lock My PC to lock users out of their PCs unless they pay the requested "support" fees. For years telephone scammers pretending to be from ...

The Windows protected your PC tech support scam that displays ana lert that pretends to be a Windows alert that SmartScreen protected you from a threat. This fake alert then states that a malicious ...

The FBI is warning people to be alert to the threat of technical support scams, in which criminals pose as support staff from computer or software companies and try to trick unsuspecting PC users into ...

To give its users more time to upgrade their software and hardware to Windows 11, Microsoft has promised to continue supporting Windows 10 with one more year of security updates. Anyone with Windows ...

Learn how to use passkeys on Windows and Mac computers without cameras or fingerprint readers. Discover secure authentication ...

There are few certainties in life: Death, taxes, and turning your computer off and on when there’s a problem. This advice is usually the first tip you get from friends, family, and tech support.

Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have videoconference chats with her great-grandchildren. It’s still sitting in a box, unopened. “I didn’t know ...