Windows Defender is a high-performing antivirus program that outperforms industry standards. AV-Test's Windows antivirus list ...

Times have changed, and third-party antivirus software is no longer a necessity. Here's why I only use Windows Security, plus ...

Built into Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft Defender is so intimately tied to the operating system’s software that its protection is simple, deep and mostly automatic. There’s nothing to do and ...

The Microsoft Defender app is free to download from the Windows Store, although you are required to have a Microsoft 365 pack for it, the plans are priced variedly. Do I need an antivirus if I ...

Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus. In the right-pane, double-click on Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus. Now from the Properties ...

Microsoft Defender isn't bad, but it's still not enough to fully protect your PC. You don't have to pay extra, though. We’ve tested and ranked the best free antivirus apps. When the IBM PC was ...

Modern antivirus software often restrict which apps can change files in folders commonly targeted by ransomware. Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft ...

Even though Windows Defender, which comes pre-installed on ... among half a dozen apps and it just can’t beat the extra protection offered by its top competitors. That’s because keeping ...

Microsoft has confirmed earlier today that it has fixed a major issue with Windows Defender wherein it would incorrectly display "Local Security Authority protection is off" even when the feature ...