BitLocker is the Windows encryption technology that protects your data from unauthorized access by encrypting your drive and requiring one or more factors of authentication before it will unlock it.

The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t. 1. Make sure you have the latest updates for Windows and device drivers. 2. Restart your PC and open only the apps you need. 3. Use ReadyBoost to help improve performance. 4. Make sure the system is managing the page ...

Find the Recycle Bin. If your desktop shows no icons at all, right-click (or press and hold) the desktop and select View. If Show desktop icons has no checkmark, click it to add one. If that doesn't work, try this: Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Make sure the check box for Recycle Bin is checked ...

To view them, right-click the desktop, select View, and then select Show desktop icons. To add icons to your desktop such as This PC, Recycle Bin and more: Select Start , open Settings , then under Personalization , select Themes . Under Themes, scroll down and select Desktop icon settings. Choose the icons you would like to have on your ...

Here are some of the ways you can earn Microsoft Rewards points: Search with Bing *. Search the web through the search box on the taskbar on your Windows 10/11 device. Buy stuff from Microsoft Store online (from your mobile device, on Xbox One, in the Microsoft Store app on your Windows 10/11 or Windows 8.1 device, or via the web). For more ...

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin. Ctrl + R (or F5) Refresh the active window. Ctrl + Y. Redo an action. Ctrl + Right arrow. Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. Ctrl + Left arrow. Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. Ctrl + Down arrow. Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph ...

Keeping Bing as your default search engine provides an enhanced search experience in the new Microsoft Edge , including direct links to Windows apps, relevant suggestions from your organization if you’re signed in with a work or school account, and instant answers to questions about Windows.However, you can change the default search engine to any site that uses OpenSearch technology.

Activate Windows using a product key. A product key is a 25-character code, that looks like this: PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. During installation, you'll be prompted to enter a product key. Or, after installation, to enter the product key, select the Start button, and then select Settings > System > Activation > Update product ...

Under Application Management, click Manage web applications. Choose the site you want to configure recycle bin settings for and then click General Settings under Manage on the ribbon. Under Recycle Bin Status, select On or Off to specify whether the Recycle Bins of all the sites within this web application are turned on or turned off. If you ...

Contact your farm or server administrator. If you're an administrator, see Configure SharePoint Recycle Bin Settings. Click Settings , and then click Site contents. The recycle bin is in the top right portion of the Site Contents page. On the Recycle bin page, click the box to the left of the items or files you want to restore.