If you have received an error message saying, "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting," while launching or installing a recently ...

To disable Microsoft Defender on Windows 11, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection, click Manage Settings, and toggle off ...

Microsoft Defender (previously Windows Defender) has been a part of the Windows operating system since the early 2000s, with Microsoft improving and iterating on it up to the present — and presumably ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...

Microsoft offered more details this week about its enhanced phishing protection technology that kicked off with the newly released Windows 11 version 22H2. So far, it's looking like the useful ...

Microsoft Defender is an essential part of Windows 11 that helps keep your computer safe from all kinds of threats. It's a firewall and antivirus, and contrary to what used to be said a few years ago, ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the default anti-malware solution built into Windows 11 to protect your device and data from viruses, ransomware, spyware, and many other types of malware and malicious ...