Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

I'm rebuilding my girlfriend's computer, which had its CPU fried a couple weeks ago in a thunderstorm. Well, she went and set Windows XP to protect her files, and so when I went to hook her hard drive ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Microsoft's ReFS file system offers superior data protection and massive 35-petabyte volume support, but Windows 11 users can ...