Windows 10 support ended back in October. Here's how to keep access to Windows 10 security updates without spending a dime.

Researchers have discovered a new way hackers could use to exploit Windows devices. They have found a vulnerability in your PC’s operating system that could let threat actors downgrade it to an older ...

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Are you worried that your missing Windows Defender history is hiding an infection? Windows Security’s Protection History tracks the Defender’s actions, helping you identify and remove threats easily.

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.

Windows 11 users are warned that backups are broken across multiple third-party applications after another Microsoft security update brings unexpected consequences.

Once upon a time, an antivirus program would be the one of the first pieces of software you would install on a new Windows PC. Now, that’s much less common. Many users instead now rely on the Windows ...

If you have installed a third-party antivirus tool and it is buggy or infected, it can interfere with Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings, including Tamper Protection. That could be the reason that ...