It's important to know about the Windows Defender Application Control security feature on Windows 11/10. Here are more details on the same.

Windows 10 in S-Mode is a useful first step to delivering application control, locking down systems to Store apps only, with the option of using policy to prevent users removing S-Mode.

When Microsoft Defender is mentioned, most users think of the antivirus software included in Windows (currently called Windows Security). On the one hand, this is correct, as the antivirus engine ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature for Windows 11 that will be better at flagging malicious apps. The only problem is you'll have to reinstall Windows just to enable it.

When I checked where Windows Defender had actually detected the threat, it was in the Fan Control app I use to intelligently cool my PC. Windows Defender had broken it, and that’s why my fans ...

Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature that blocks threats at the process level, now comes with support for blocking several new file types threat actors have recently adopted to infect ...

But, according to Weston, the headline security feature of Windows 11 22H2 is Smart App Control, which enables application control by default.

Microsoft is deprecating Defender Application Guard for Office and the Windows Security Isolation APIs, and it recommends Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules, Protected View, and ...

Microsoft Defender is a new cross-platform security app from Microsoft that’s available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.

There have been a number of reports that Windows Defender is flagging software that controls PC fan operation and lights as 'dangerous.' Similar issues have occurred with multiple pieces of ...

Microsoft causes confusion with its names. This is also the case with Defender device protection. The guide breaks down the differences between Windows Defender, the Defender app and Windows security.