Woody Leonhard

You probably know how easy it is to install an external hard drive on a Windows 10 PC. Basically, you turn off the Windows 10 computer, plug the USB or eSATA cable into your computer, turn it on … and you’re finished. But, what if you need to install a second internal hard drive on your Windows 10 device?Installing a second internal hard drive into a Windows 10 PC that’s made to take two or more hard drives is only a little bit more complex than plugging an external drive into your USB port.

How can you stay informed about cyber attacks? When you rely on the evening news to keep yourself informed about the latest cyber attacks, you quickly discover that the mainstream press frequently doesn’t get the details right. Hey, if you were a newswriter with a deadline ten minutes away and you had to figure out how the new Bandersnatch 0day exploit shreds through a Windows TCP/IP stack buffer — and you had to explain your discoveries to a TV audience, at a presumed sixth-grade intelligence level — what would you do?

What do you do when you discover a brand-new security hole in Windows 10 or Office or another Microsoft product? Why, you sell it, of course. Hence, the rising of 0day exploits.When a person writes a malicious program that takes advantage of a newly discovered security hole — a hole that even the manufacturer doesn’t know about — that malicious program is a 0day exploit.

If you have Window 10 Pro and Windows 10 version 1703 or later, it’s relatively easy to block those pesky patches by using the pane you see here. Windows 10 Home users can resort to metered connection trickery. For those of you running Windows 10 version 1611 and earlier, you have the sympathies of Windows 10 experts.

If a screen shot’s worth a thousand words, a video of the screen in action must be worth a thousand and one at least, right? Luckily, any problems you face in Windows 10 can be recorded. You simply have to use a handy Windows 10 tool to make a screen record of any problems you encounter.Windows 10 includes the magical Problem Steps Recorder (PSR), recently renamed the Steps Recorder, which lets you take a movie of your screen.

This information is for folks who are using Windows 7 or 8.1 and trying to upgrade to Windows 10 but can’t, and for those who are trying to move from one version of Windows 10 to the next. It’s no surprise that some might find some Windows 10 installation problems. Here, you will find some installation problems, including initial setup problems, and offer a bit of advice and some pointers, should you find yourself trapped between the offal and the impeller.

Auto Update’s an unnecessary risk for people who know how to use Windows 10 and who keep current with Windows developments. If you’re knowledgeable enough to perform basic Windows 10 upkeep, you should seriously consider taking Windows patching into your own hands and turning off auto updates. The core problem: Microsoft still hasn’t figured out how to deliver reliable Windows patches.

Ransomware — software that scrambles files and demands a payment before unscrambling — has become quite the rage. Windows 10 takes measures to block ransomware on your device. While, it’s an easy way for Script Kiddies to monetize their malware, it’s definitely a situation no Windows 10 user wants to find herself in.