Walking away from your PC without first logging out leaves you vulnerable to shenanigans from co-workers. Whether it is an innocent prank or interoffice espionage, the end result is annoying at best.

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Better Safe Than Sorry: How to Secure Your Windows PC With Dynamic Lock If your Windows 10 or 11 PC detects that you've walked away with your smartphone, Dynamic Lock secures your computer. Here's how ...

Windows 10 Insider previews are sometimes just full of surprises. An unmentioned feature in Build 15002 was recently uncovered by Windows Central that appears to be a complementary feature to Windows ...

Yesterday Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 15031 for PC to insiders in the fast ring, This release introduces two new features called Dynamic Lock and Compact Overlay Windows. Dynamic Lock ...

One of the biggest security risks in any organization happens when a user walks away from their PC without logging out. Microsoft has the solution (and it's not a password-protected screensaver). One ...

Dynamic Lock automatically locks your Windows PC when you’re not around based on the proximity of a Bluetooth-paired phone. If your Bluetooth-paired phone is not found near your PC, Windows turns off ...

Do you want to try Dynamic Lock on Windows 10, but the Settings app won't let you connect your phone? Try this workaround to connect your Bluetooth device and complete the setup. When you purchase ...

Windows 10 doesn’t behave like the Windows of yesteryear. Instead of a monolithic operating system replaced by a successor in a year or two, it’s more of a living, breathing entity—one that’s ...

Microsoft wants you to be extra secure so it plans to lock your PC anytime you walk away from it. Windows Central reports the company is building a new feature for Windows 10 that will automatically ...

Microsoft has been making some very stupid changes to Windows 10, with their latest update breaking triple-monitor gaming for both AMD and NVIDIA gamers. Their latest update doesn't sound so bad, with ...