Hi, this is not really an issue but more of an annoyance. When Super Duper security mode is enable in Edge, I do not see the HTTPS Padlock icon anymore and its been replaced by Added Security. I am...

It’s still not secure…It’s just a password stuffer.
Look here.

Pros/Cons - Windows Hello vs Windows Hello for Business - Windows 10

Don't use convenience PIN, its a password stuffer, so its...

I was wondering to use a Windows Hello PIN for my Local Account. But, that’s just using a Convenience PIN which is not really secure. If I switch to using my MS Account, and the setup asks for the...

I generated a recovery code and seems useless…Because I tried to use the recovery code to test it out, and it was asking for a different email address in order to send a verification code.

I have...

Update:
I realized that I had a security key (yubikey) and I setup Outlook to use passwordless authentication by only using a security key. This was done without issues on my PC using the browser.
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I had an idea now.
I’ll just create myself a test account and experiment for a while. That’s the best option for now.

If I don’t want to backup using iCloud, then I can still recreate my account...

After I set MS Authenticator app to backup up the MFA details using iCloud, can I sign out from iCloud?

All right, I’ll enable iCloud. But iCloud tends to automatically backup my data. How can I disable this and only use iCloud for the MFA backup?

But I don’t want to use iCloud. Can I create a recovery email account instead?

I’m using the standard (non-365) Outlook account and want to turn on MFA. But I’m too hesitant to do so. Because what if my phone dies? Is there any way to gain access to my account in case this...

I managed to disable this using the registry method from the link below.
How to Disable Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu (howtogeek.com)

Now, I get the Top Apps.

How can I disable this as...

The security updates are more important to me.

Will I receive those the next time I select Update Now within an Office application and going into the Office Account page settings?

I got it!

I opened up Word for example and from the Office Account page I hit Update Now. Now I’m up to date.

When I selected Update Now, It did say downloading updates and Applying updates.
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Is there any way to remove the clutter from the Search Menu? It just looks cluttered with the Today View theme. It is just ridiculous and looks very unprofessional....

I am running Office 2019 applications on Windows 10 and how can I manually update it with the latest security updates?

In Windows Update settings I have decided to disable automatic updates...

Thanks to all!

Just a quick question.

I just created a bootable USB media using Rufus with by selecting Windows 10 (21H2) and I would like to know what does the FRE mean from the ISO Label below?

ISO label:...

Worked like a charm. No issues. Install went smoothly.
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Don’t have one. But I’m testing this on a spare machine whether it asks for a retail key or not.

This is my first time in creating a USB boot media using Rufus and I selected Windows 10/home/pro/education in the drop down selection.

Can I use the KMS keys with this method for example given as...

To avoid this being too complicated of a topic, I think my decision is to stick with using my boot media to clean install Windows.

Also, the reset this pc option takes twice as longer to install....

Thanks to all, but I think this link below that I was thinking of.

Test Microsoft Defender 4.18 for Windows 10 (221114) | AV-TEST

I will just use my boot media to install. Thanks.

In case I get infected with malware on my system, does performing a Reset this PC WITH Removing All Files and settings should reformat all the partitions and remove malware after resetting this...

I was looking at the VB100 website and could not locate as to see if Windows Defender made it in the list of certified AV products.

Also, the detection rate as well compared to all other AV...