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A: Hi Denise. If your city and state are wrong, I apologize. I had to take a wild guess at them because you put your email address in that field. There was a time when that might have caused your ...

Some PC users have reported cases whereby the Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus fails to work on their Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer and in Windows Security app. Under ...

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Q: With all of the new security features in Windows 11, should I still install some form of anti-virus software, and if so, which one? A: Microsoft has definitely stepped up the security features in ...

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Need some advice here. Dell windows laptop for many years. I have windows ten pro and also use bitlocker. I am pretty careful with what links I click on and what I download on it. I only have the ...