Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage ...

Microsoft has shared more details about the new Windows 11 administrator protection security feature, which is available in preview and uses Windows Hello authentication prompts to block access to ...

Not all Windows updates are security updates, but even scheduled cumulative updates that add new features to the operating system platform sometimes impact security areas. Take, for example, the ...

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...