Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

So, it's been a few years since I last reset Windows on my PC. Want to do that because Windows seems to be getting a bit glitchy and slow, and well, it's just seemingly necessary to occaionally reset ...

A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, but could cause other problems. A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, ...

Signal has released an updated desktop application for Windows 11 that includes a feature called Screen Security to prevent Microsoft's Recall from capturing screenshots of secure chats. Enabled by ...

Signal now blocks Windows Recall from taking snapshots when the new "Screen security" setting is enabled. Signal enables that feature by default following a recent ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it. Windows, as all but the most besotted Microsoft fans know, has historically ...