All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

Microsoft's coming Windows 11 security improvements, announced last week, may be available for Windows 10 machines as well. That notion came from David Weston, vice president for enterprise and OS ...

Windows 11 2022 (22H2 release) is now out, and Microsoft has once again placed a heavy emphasis on security. The good news for this release is that even Windows Home versions can receive some of the ...

BTR Reforged uses Defender's signed BTR.sys with an administrator account and SeLoadDriverPrivilege for kernel file and ...

Microsoft has released the July 2024 preview update for Windows 10, version 22H2, with fixes for Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) issues causing app crashes and system memory exhaustion.

Microsoft today announced that Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) will include seamless integration across the entire Windows threat protection stack and its reach will extend to ...

Microsoft announced it is killing off its Privacy Protection VPN feature in the Microsoft Defender app at the end of the month to focus on other features. Microsoft ...

For most people using a supported and fully updated Windows 11 computer, yes: Microsoft Defender Antivirus and the other protections inside Windows Security are sufficient as the primary antivirus.

Windows 11 22H2 is now arriving, and as well as new features, Microsoft's latest operating system update also brings security upgrades. With ransomware, sophisticated hacking attacks, and phishing ...