Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Microsoft will end support in 2026 for Windows 11, Office 2021, and other key products. See what’s affected, key dates, and ...

Announcing Microsoft Defender Experts Suite, a integrated set of expert-led services that helps security teams keep pace with ...

Simplewall offers a powerful alternative. It’s a 2MB download that transforms your PC from a leaky sieve into a digital ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

Microsoft Defender will continue to work in Windows 10. Defender will receive regular security updates until October 2028. Microsoft still recommends Windows 11 for new security patches. You probably ...

If Microsoft Defender has begun issuing warnings on your gaming PC for a “Winring0 vulnerable driver,” you have a major choice to make: you can set an exception and exempt popular RGB and fan control ...

Most modern Windows PCs rely on Microsoft Defender as their first line of defense against malware. Over the years, it has evolved into a capable and often underrated antivirus that blocks a wide range ...

Reinventing an icon is always a risky business. New Coke, the Apple III, Levi’s Type 1 jeans: All crashed and burned amid a mountain of marketing hype. So it’s perhaps understandable that JLR took ...

A new tool called 'Defendnot' can disable Microsoft Defender on Windows devices by registering a fake antivirus product, even when no real AV is installed. The trick utilizes an undocumented Windows ...