🪟💻Tips & Tricks – Windows 11 Edition 💻🪟

                               📅 Monday, March 2nd, 2026 

Your email account is more important than most people realize.
It’s the gateway to banking, passwords, subscriptions, and even password resets.

If a scammer gets access to your email, quick action matters.

      🗓️ Tips & Tricks will now be posted once a week — every Monday.
                          Short, practical, and worth your time. 👍 

🚨 1. Change Your Email Password Immediately

Do this first — before anything else.

👉 Create a strong, unique password

👉 Do NOT reuse an old one

If you reuse passwords, change those accounts too.

🔐 2. Turn On Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

If it’s not already enabled, turn it on now.

This adds a second layer of protection so even if someone has your password, they can’t get in.

📧 3. Check Account Recovery Settings

Scammers often change:

• Recovery email

• Phone number

• Security questions

👉 Go to your email account settings and confirm they’re still yours.

💳 4. Check Financial & Shopping Accounts

Since email controls password resets, check:

• Banking logins

• Amazon / online shopping

• PayPal / Venmo

• Social media

Look for password change notifications or suspicious activity.

📨 5. Look for Forwarding Rules

Scammers sometimes create hidden rules to:

• Auto-forward your email

• Hide messages from banks

• Delete security alerts

👉 Check your email settings for forwarding rules or filters you didn’t create

🛑 PRO Tip From Our Shop Tech Mya 👩‍💻

Never allow remote access to unknown people.

If someone calls claiming to be:

• Microsoft

• Your bank

• “Tech support”

• Amazon fraud department

And asks you to install software or give them access — hang up immediately.

Legitimate companies do NOT cold-call and ask to remote into your computer.

 💡 Extra Tip for Businesses

Business email compromise is one of the most common attacks we see.

One compromised email account can lead to:

• Fake invoice scams

• Wire fraud

• Internal phishing

• Payroll redirection

Multi-factor authentication and monitoring are not optional anymore.

👉 This is exactly what Midwest PROTECH Service Plans are designed to help protect against.

👉 On a Midwest PROTECH Service Plan?
We help you maintain those standards automatically — no guessing, no surprises.

If “Microsoft Support” calls you out of the blue

and says your computer is infected…

Your computer isn’t infected.

Your caller is. 😅

• Never click login links inside urgent emails

• Bookmark your bank’s real website

• Use a password manager

• Reboot your PC weekly

📣 Have a Windows issue you want explained in plain English?
Send it my way — I’ll break it down. 

🚨🚨 If you are not on a service plan, take a look at them and reach out to me so we can talk about why this is so important.  🚨🚨 

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Your referral and interaction are the highest compliments you can give us. Thank you for your continued support! 🙏 

📩 rod@midwestprotech.com

🌐 www.midwestprotech.com

Yours in tech,
–Rod                                       

       If you’re still running Windows 10, it’s time to take this seriously. Microsoft officially ended support on October 14, 2025, which means no further security updates, patches, or compatibility fixes will be provided.

• Security Risks: Without updates, your system becomes a prime target for cyberattacks, ransomware, and data theft. Hackers know which vulnerabilities exist — and they’ll exploit them.  

• Software Failures: Popular business applications, such as QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, payroll tools, and antivirus programs, are already phasing out support for Windows 10. Soon, updates and features will cease to function.  

• Compliance Issues:Businesses in regulated industries (like healthcare, finance, or retail) risk non-compliance if they continue using an unsupported operating system.  

• Hardware Limitations:Many older computers can’t run Windows 11 efficiently — meaning now is the time to plan for an upgrade or replacement.  

Midwest PROTECH recommends transitioning to Windows 11 Pro now to avoid downtime and security risks. We can handle the entire process — from hardware recommendations to setup, optimization, and data transfer — so you can focus on running your business. 

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