All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

Microsoft has addressed a false positive triggered by a buggy Microsoft Defender ASR rule that would delete application shortcuts from the desktop, the Start menu, and the taskbar and, in some cases, ...

This is a pretty neat feature that I'm sure Windows admins know all about, but it looks like it is for mainstream use now as it's not limited in Windows 11 to Pro and above versions. Which is ...

The Windows Sandbox and the Microsoft Defender Application Guard (WDAG) now launch faster in Windows 10 after installing the Insider Preview Build 21343 for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

Microsoft has announced it is ending support for its Defender Application Guard for Office. The company released a list of “deprecated features”, which included Application Guard for Office. This ...

Microsoft is depreciating Defender Application Guard for Office, impacting Windows Security Isolation APIs. The feature is essentially designed to help protect users from falling victim to malicious ...

Called Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge, the new feature was introduced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference yesterday. The system uses Windows 10’s built-in virtual machine security ...

Microsoft is apparently designing a new Defender for Windows 11 according to a leak. The new application appears to be currently in the preview and could begin rolling out to insiders soon. Windows 11 ...

If you get the Windows Defender Error 1297 when you try to launch the app or when running a scan on your Windows 11/10 device, you can try our recommended solutions ...

Facepalm: Microsoft Defender should provide plenty of security features for Windows-based home and enterprise customers. Some of those features, however, are turning against users and making system ...