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How to make a Windows 10 or 11 image backup

Computerworld Vertical IT

When things go wrong with Windows, as they sometimes will, nothing ensures a faster or easier return to normal than restoring a recent image backup. That means that I’ll never lose more than a day’s work if something should go badly enough wrong to force that day’s image backup to be restored. What is an image backup, anyway?

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Celebrate World Backup Day by checking your backup storage and strategy

TechSpot

The tech community thrives on the difference of opinion, where some passionate individuals usually bring out the pitchforks, keenly typing away their responses in debates around pros and cons of a particular operating system, CPU/GPU brand, or any other piece of computer hardware/software and associated IT practices.

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WhatsApp is adding encrypted backups

The Verge

WhatsApp will let its more than 2 billion users fully encrypt the backups of their messages, the Facebook-owned app announced Friday. WhatsApp users who opt into encrypted backups will be asked to save a 64-digit encryption key or create a password that is tied to the key. Image: WhatsApp. We expect to get criticized by some for this”.

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PowerShell Backup Bitlocker Recovery Password One-Liner

Mick's IT Blog

While writing the solution for a secure and safe deployment of BIOS updates, I had to come up with a one-liner to backup the Bitlocker recovery password to a file named.txt in a secured UNC path. and 10 operating systems. This can be used deployed through SCCM to machines to backup their recovery keys. trim() -ne '' }).Trim()

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Dear IT Operations: It’s Time To Get Serious About Security

Forrester IT

It wasn't an esoteric fancy-pants security tool that made some organizations safe; it was simple e-hygiene: Keep your operating systems current. IT operations'. Having a safe offline backup. IT operations'. The WannaCry ransomware outbreak is a brutal reminder that IT operations plays a critical role (or not!)

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Updating an Apple Watch Series 3 is a nightmare in 2021

The Verge

But the non-cellular Apple Watch Series 3 has a tiny 8GB of internal storage, a fair chunk of which is taken up by the operating system and other critical software. Set up the Apple Watch again and restore from backup. Realize you weren’t supposed to restore from your backup yet.

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Microsoft to fully remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10 in July

The Verge

The Windows 10 “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player,” which permanently removes Flash as a component of the operating system, will become mandatory starting in July. The update that removes Adobe Flash will also be available for older operating systems like Windows 8.1,

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