Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, and devices.

Microsoft wants Windows 11 owners to stop worrying about buying antivirus software. In statements reported by PCMag and Windows Central earlier this year, the company called its built-in Windows ...

Chances are, if you’re not running a Mac, you’re using Windows 11. According to StatsCounter, Windows 11 PCs make up 36.35% of all Windows machines. While antivirus software has always been ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. For years, I assumed Windows didn't have much of an answer to ransomware beyond "install an antivirus and hope for the best." But Microsoft built a genuine ...

Microsoft is weighing in on whether you should install third-party antivirus software on a PC, telling users the built-in Defender should be enough. Microsoft quietly took an official stand in a ...

PCWorld examines whether Windows 11’s built-in Microsoft Defender security suite provides adequate protection for everyday users without third-party antivirus software. Windows 11 includes ...

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 11,10, and Server installation images. It patches backdoors, ransomware, and more. Microsoft published a new Defender update for Windows ...