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Microsoft often downloads and installs those automatically. If something goes wrong, the installation often fails. You need to provide more information so we can help: Which Dell update specifically (copy it from the Windows Update screen) are you referring to? What exact error messages do you...

My 12th-gen Intel-processor Dell has this driver. I haven’t installed the update, but it may have been "paused" anyway before it rolled out because they noticed it during the preview update at the end of June. The Winaero article at this point seems like clickbait for an issue that probably...

Now, since the June 2026 patch, my menu has stuck to the new format—Pinned, Recommended, and All (automatically grouped)—permanently, without switching back mysteriously.

It means all the space with the data is already encrypted. But since the Protection is "Off", Bitlocker stores the decryption key openly on the drive. You just need to turn the protection on (and back up the key).

It looks like your Google password manager’s autofill is access-controlled by Windows Hello, which asks you for your PIN. If your PIN is too hard to type, you can make it easier by getting a Windows Hello–supporting fingerprint device (about $20 for a Chinese brand, $40 for a US brand, and $60...

As far as I know, it was bad for false-flagging two root Digicert certificates. Subsequent updates fixed the "removal" (if it actually did) silently.

I think these are almost certainly false-positive flags from the bad Defender update. You can check the Windows Defender events 1116–1117 at the time of removal; you should see (this is from my system, with the same problem on the same date): Note the "Security intelligence Version: AV...

I think this means it shows YOU as the source for clearing the log entry, which probably implies malware running in your context. Even if Defender managed to quarantine the other binary, maybe something else cleared the entry—something that might not have been mitigated. Ref: Decoding Windows...

This definitely isn’t normal and could be bad, since Windows itself doesn’t do this for recent events (your previous events haven’t been cleared). The clearing may be work of malware. You might want to post the details from that "clear-log" entry: double-click the entry, click the Details tab...

Try Event Viewer, filtered on "Event sources: Windows Defender", and check the logs around that time to see if it has more details.

So, based on the two comments above, the OP should make sure the correct recovery keys are saved to their Microsoft accounts, and that they can access their Microsoft account even when the computer in question is unavailable. The questions are: How does the user check the Microsoft‑stored...

You may have malware or an unwanted extension/app on your devices. Here's an article from MalwareTips: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/brvscr-shoppinghelp-net/

That’s an internet‑messaging protocol, not how service providers typically send 2FA codes to phones.

Yes — recommended order is FIDO2 (hardware/webauthn) > TOTP/push authenticator apps > email > SMS. SMS 2FA is weaker because of: 1) SIM‑swap or phone theft, 2) third‑party data leaks, and 3) SMS interception.

Try quick or advanced diagnostics to check for obvious hardware problems: https[:]//www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000181163/how-to-enter-the-built-in-diagnostics-32-bit-diagnostics-supportassist-epsa-epsa-and-psa