Those extended security updates came to an end today. It’s not known exactly how many Windows 7 machines are still running (or connected to the internet, which increases their risk), but some ...

Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise editions will no longer receive extended security updates for critical and important vulnerabilities starting Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

To use the Virus and threat protection in Windows 11, you need to head to Windows Security first. Search for window security in the Taskbar search box and click on the individual search result.

Microsoft Defender provides basic but helpful protection against malware, ransomware, and other threats. The AV tool neatly integrates with other Windows features to offer more comprehensive ...

Since then, Microsoft has continued improving Windows security with each new operating system version. Windows Vista, released in 2006, introduced the User Account Control (UAC) feature, which prompts ...

That is what David Weston, CVP of Enterprise and OS Security at Microsoft, says is the biggest security threat to your PC. The reason: Admin permissions are a major opportunity for hackers.

Of the 134 Windows security flaws fixed by Microsoft in yesterday’s Patch Tuesday updates, only one was a zero-day flaw that could be potentially exploited by hackers in order to gain system ...