Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 10 and 11 ISO images. According to the company, this update must be deployed across all new Windows 11 and 10 installs. This past week Microsoft ...

Though many Windows 10 users opt for third-party antivirus protection, those who use Microsoft Defender may not be getting all of the protection they could. Here’s how to check your settings and what ...

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

Support for Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025. Despite millions of Windows users still on Windows 10, that date has come and gone, with all of those PCs now over the security cliff. Some users will ...

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft Defender and Windows users. No less than ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

A researcher known as "Nightmare Eclipse" has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a second Microsoft Defender zero-day, dubbed "RedSun," in the past two weeks, protesting how the company works ...

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