Compare the best free antivirus tools for Windows 10 in 2026, including real-time malware protection, phishing defense, ...

Once upon a time, an antivirus program would be the one of the first pieces of software you would install on a new Windows PC. Now, that’s much less common. Many users instead now rely on the Windows ...

Microsoft has expanded its Windows 11 administrator protection tests, allowing Insiders to enable the security feature from the Windows Security settings. First introduced in October in a preview ...

We explore how Windows Security and Microsoft Defender protect your Windows 11 computer and why you might want to consider an alternative. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since ...

Windows Security is the built-in antivirus suite within Microsoft’s operating system, and for most folks, it does a good job. But out of the box (so to speak), a couple of protections are turned off ...

If your copy of Windows 11 has entered a multiple-reboot loop after installing the latest security update, don’t panic. It’s meant to do that, Microsoft says.

Are you worried that your missing Windows Defender history is hiding an infection? Windows Security’s Protection History tracks the Defender’s actions, helping you identify and remove threats easily.

If you have installed a third-party antivirus tool and it is buggy or infected, it can interfere with Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings, including Tamper Protection. That could be the reason that ...