Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how ...

Microsoft has released a new Defender anti-malware update package for Windows OS installation images, ie, for Windows Imaging Format (WIM) and VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) formats. The latest ...

Microsoft has patched potentially critical vulnerabilities in Update Catalog and Windows Defender on the server side.

Microsoft announced today that it has expanded support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly known as Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection) to Windows 10 on ARM and the feature is ...

Microsoft is warning of an issue when using a media support to install Windows 11, version 24H2, that causes the operating ...

America’s Cyber Defense Agency, CISA, has warned a Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerability is now being exploited in the wild ...

To permanently remove Windows Security, use Local Group Policy Editor, Windows Registry tweaks, or the Windows Defender Remover tool. Be cautious— removal can leave your PC vulnerable.

This is why we find it’s best to disable Defender and use a trusted third-party antivirus. Microsoft doesn’t allow users to uninstall Windows Defender altogether for security reasons.

Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft changed the name from Windows Defender several years ago, but it’s the same program.) Some antivirus suites also run ...

If you don’t like adverts in Windows 11 – the efforts that Microsoft calls ‘suggestions’ or ‘recommendations’ – then steel yourself, because it seems the software giant is stepping up its promotional ...

On Windows 11/10, you can enable scanning of archive (.zip, .rar, and .cab) files with Microsoft Defender for better and enhanced security and protection. In today’s post, we will show you how ...