Tucked inside Windows is a handy malware-removal tool that keeps working in the background and proves surprisingly useful ...

On Windows 11/10, you can enable scanning of archive (.zip, .rar, and .cab) files with Microsoft Defender for better and enhanced security and protection. In today’s post, we will show you how to ...

Press Windows key + R. In the Run dialog, type gpedit.msc, hit Enter to launch Group Policy Editor. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the following location: Computer ...

A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning. Over the weekend, we reported that ...

Microsoft has released a new security tool for Windows PCs called Windows Defender Offline Tool which you can use to scan you computer for malware before Windows even boots. Windows Defender Offline ...

Microsoft has released a confusing selection of security programs over the years. Deborah Armstrong asked me to make sense of them. [Email your tech questions to [email protected] or post them on the ...