Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is an antivirus program bundled with Windows 10. Microsoft Defender Antivirus has many features, including substantial security ...

Microsoft Windows Defender Exploit Guard is antimalware software that provides intrusion protection for Windows 10 OS users. Exploit Guard is available as a part of Windows Defender Security Center ...

Windows 10 ends non-security support today; however, ESU (Extended Security Updates) continues to provide security updates for enrolled users. Microsoft Defender will maintain detection and protection ...

Microsoft wants Windows 11 owners to stop worrying about buying antivirus software. In statements reported by PCMag and Windows Central earlier this year, the company called its built-in Windows ...

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates.

Q: Are Windows Defender warnings that pop up with a phone number legit? A: Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the ...

Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 access violation errors on some affected systems. Microsoft Defender is a ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...