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How PowerToys' Locksmith tool helps unravel vague Windows error messages

The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program” might be one of the least helpful messages Windows ...

Microsoft Windows ‘Hack Your Own Password’ Attack Warning Issued

Windows users can protect themselves from falling victim to ongoing “hack your own password” attacks by doing these three ...

How to recover your deleted files

To restore a file, right-click on it and choose Restore (rather than Delete forever ). To restore multiple files, use the Shift key or the Ctrl/Cmd (Windows/macOS) key to select all the files you want ...

This Microsoft Excel Easter egg led to a wild conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was the Antichrist

Essentially, the email wields the Easter egg as evidence that Microsoft is concealing secret, Satanic messages inside its ...
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How to fix the #SPILL! error in Microsoft Excel

There are two ways to fix this cause of the #SPILL! error. First, select the entire spill range (or at least the cell or ...

Shut Down And Restart—New Microsoft Attack Beats Passwords, 2FA And Passkeys

Check Point explains that this new technique “tricks people into giving attackers access to their Microsoft accounts. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft says new Outlook can't open some Excel attachments

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client. According to a service alert (EX1189359) seen by BleepingComputer ...
PC Magazine

You Can Do Better Than the Louvre's Hilariously Bad Password. Here's How to Actually Secure Your Accounts

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security. I ...
Wired

How to Use Passkeys With Google Password Manager

Google wants you to start using passkeys. Its vision is to “progress toward a passwordless future," allowing you to store passkeys in the Google Password Manager service. For websites that support the ...
Wired

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die

It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, ...
TheServerSide

How to set a Git username and password in Git config

Repeated prompts to enter your Git username and password are a frustrating annoyance developers can live without. Unfortunately, if your Git installation has not been configured to use a credential ...
BGR

Claude Can Now Create PDF, Word, And Excel Files For You

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...