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.

Windows 11 finally lets users turn Smart App Control on or off without a clean install or reset. The fix arrived in Insider ...

Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build for members of the Windows Server Insider Program. The new build number is 26304. Keep in mind that this and future Windows Server Insider builds ...

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 ...

With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new component to its security suite, aiming to prevent malicious applications, dubbed Smart App Control (SAC). This feature complements Microsoft Defender, ...

Microsoft now allows Windows users to block drivers with known vulnerabilities with the help of Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) and a vulnerable driver blocklist. The new option is part of ...

Windows Defender is the default anti-virus and malware program in Windows 10, and for most users, it’s all they’ll ever need since it works great! However, some users might want to continue using ...

Microsoft Defender Application Guard’s Hyper-V malicious detection is being abandoned in favor of a faster rules-based design. Windows enterprise administrators will have until December 2027 at the ...

If you want to learn how to protect your Windows PC from malware attacks while surfing the web on Microsoft Edge, look no further. Microsoft adds two updates with a host of features to its OS annually ...

Of the many security improvements Microsoft made to the latest Windows 10 release, the ability to wall-off the Edge browser against malware attacks is one of the most critical. Some of the biggest ...

Microsoft's coming Windows 11 security improvements, announced last week, may be available for Windows 10 machines as well. That notion came from David Weston, vice president for enterprise and OS ...