It's hard to believe, but Windows 11 is nearly five years old, and it brought significant changes when it launched. Many of ...

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Microsoft didn’t release a major new version of Windows in 2025, but it did deliver a lot of significant updates. Here's my ...

All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

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 ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Schools faced more ransomware attacks than hospitals or governments faced in 2023, ...

To fix high memory usage by Antimalware Service Executable on Windows 11, try turning off real-time protection, uninstalling pirated apps, scanning for malware, rescheduling Windows Defender scans, or ...