USB drives, external HDDs, and memory cards—remains the go-to for transferring and backing up data. But these devices are also among the easies ...

After installing the program on your computer, just register a USB flash drive, which then locks and unlocks your computer. Remove the drive, and your PC locks. Reinsert it, and Windows reappears.

Want to prevent unauthorized access to your flash drives? Here's how to encrypt a USB drive on Windows 10 and safeguard its data from unsolicited access.

Check out how to protect and secure your USB Flash Drive from Viruses, using Phrozensoft Safe USB and other freeware tools on Windows 11/10.

Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can ...

Using Predator, you can treat your flash drive like a key to your PC -- insert it, and your desktop unlocks. Remove it, and your screen goes dark and doesn't allow anyone to use it.

It's designed for situations where you need to leave your computer switched on and unattended. The tool turns any USB key into a physical key, which you can use to lock and unlock your system.

Windows 8 has the ability to create a bootable USB flash recovery drive that can be used to troubleshoot a Windows 8 computer that is unable to start.