Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how ...

There is (or was) a vulnerability in Windows Defender, but you don't have to worry about it. That's the short version. The ...

In a statement to Windows Latest, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 ads are "notifications" and served to users to help ...

Microsoft has determined that a critical-rated security vulnerability in Windows Defender might allow an attacker to publish ...

Unless you have a certain type of ad disabled, Microsoft may show a notification within Windows 11 that includes a "Buy Now" ...

Microsoft has patched potentially critical vulnerabilities in Update Catalog and Windows Defender on the server side.

Maintain your privacy wherever you are with Windows 11 security features that help protect what matters to you across your devices. Windows 11 PCs deliver layers of security to help keep bad actors at ...

Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft changed the name from Windows Defender several years ago, but it’s the same program.) Some antivirus suites also run ...

This is why we find it’s best to disable Defender and use a trusted third-party antivirus. Microsoft doesn’t allow users to uninstall Windows Defender altogether for security reasons.

Both the free and paid editions of TotalAV have a column of three icons at the far left, representing Home, Total Security, ...