The Windows Defender antivirus program, also known as Windows Security, comes installed with Windows 11/10. It is an antimalware scanning tool that lets you boot and scan from a trusted environment.

Microsoft updates Defender in Windows install media to block threats during setup and close early security gaps.

Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5083769 and KB5082052 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security ...

Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company’s largest ...

Allow your Computer to receive more data Add a Default TTL Close conflicting applications TCP Extension for High Performance Scan for Virus & Malware Let’s examine them in detail. 1] Allow your ...

The latest monthly Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft landed earlier on 14 April, including two notable zero-day flaws amid ...

Microsoft’s push into AI is hitting an awkward moment. The company has been using Copilot to generate images for its Windows “how-to” guides, but some of those visuals have gone noticeably wrong.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...