Windows 11 now lets you transfer data from an old PC easily during setup. Well, except it's not as easy as you might think.

Take these preemptive steps to protect your data and make your laptop more recoverable in case it's ever lost or stolen.

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The error “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled” prevents you from enabling the Windows Recovery Environment. WinRE is ...

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You wouldn't use a phone that wasn't passcode-protected, nor a personal PC. So it's somewhat surprising that most people don't think twice about securing the contents of a USB storage device. If ...

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Since BitLocker heavily relies on WinRE to handle pre-boot authentication, including the recovery password prompt, if WinRE is disabled, corrupted, or not properly ...

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