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Defender

New Microsoft Defender Preview app shows up on the Microsoft Store - OnMSFT.com - October 27, 2021

New Microsoft Defender Preview app shows up on the Microsoft Store

February 8, 2022October 27, 2021 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds native support for Apple's M1 Macs - OnMSFT.com - August 26, 2021

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds native support for Apple's M1 Macs

August 26, 2021 by Rabia Noureen
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Microsoft removes regedit ability to disable Microsoft Defender

March 6, 2021August 20, 2020 by Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has disabled the registry key (DisableAntiSpyware) which IT Admins could use to shut down Microsoft Defender beginning with the Windows 10 August 2020 update.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus now labels free version of CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application - OnMSFT.com - July 30, 2020

Microsoft Defender Antivirus now labels free version of CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application

March 6, 2021July 30, 2020 by Rabia Noureen

If you've recently tried to install the free version of CCleaner utility to clean and optimize your PC, you might have noticed that Microsoft Defender is now detecting it as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

Microsoft Defender ATP web content filtering

Public preview of Microsoft Defender ATP web content filtering is now free for enterprise users

March 6, 2021July 7, 2020 by Rabia Noureen

Microsoft Defender ATP Web Content Filtering, a new feature allowing security administrators to regulate access to websites based on specified content categories, will now be free to use for enterprise customers during the public preview that kicked off earlier this year.

Microsoft Defender ATP gets new UEFI scanner - OnMSFT.com - June 17, 2020

Microsoft Defender ATP gets new UEFI scanner

March 6, 2021June 17, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
Windows 10 May 2020 Update will get a new feature to protect you from potentially unwanted applications - OnMSFT.com - May 13, 2020

Windows 10 May 2020 Update will get a new feature to protect you from potentially unwanted applications

March 6, 2021May 13, 2020 by Rabia Noureen

The Windows 10 May 2020 Update will introduce a new security feature that will help you detect and block the installation of potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) on your PC.

Windows Defender crashes on full scan after recent updates - OnMSFT.com - April 16, 2020

Windows Defender crashes on full scan after recent updates

March 6, 2021April 16, 2020 by Rabia Noureen

The latest Windows Defender Update isn't playing nice with its scanning function, causing Microsoft's default antivirus to crash in the middle of a scan. 

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Microsoft news recap: all-in-one Office app available on Android and iOS, Microsoft plans to bring Defender to mobile devices, and more

March 6, 2021February 22, 2020 by Jack Wilkinson
Microsoft is bringing Defender ATP to iOS and Android later this year - OnMSFT.com - February 20, 2020

Microsoft is bringing Defender ATP to iOS and Android later this year

March 6, 2021February 20, 2020 by Kareem Anderson

Microsoft is preparing to make the next logical transition into mobile with ATP

New Chrome and Firefox extensions from Microsoft bring hardware isolation technology to more browsers - OnMSFT.com - May 23, 2019

New Chrome and Firefox extensions from Microsoft bring hardware isolation technology to more browsers

May 23, 2019 by Laurent Giret

The new Windows Defender Application Guard extensions for the two browsers provide the same hardware-based isolation technology found on Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.

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How to stop Windows 10 from automatically sending virus samples to Microsoft

February 24, 2021April 1, 2019 by James Walker
How to perform a virus scan in Windows 10 - OnMSFT.com - March 27, 2019

How to perform a virus scan in Windows 10

February 24, 2021March 27, 2019 by James Walker
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Windows 10 19H1 build 18358 goes live for Fast Ring Insiders, along with new Windows Defender Application Guard extensions for Chrome and Firefox

March 15, 2019 by Laurent Giret

Microsoft has just released another 19H1 build for Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring today, along with new Windows Defender Application Guard extensions for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Do I need to buy antivirus software for my new Windows 10 PC? - OnMSFT.com - November 12, 2018

Do I need to buy antivirus software for my new Windows 10 PC?

November 12, 2018 by James Walker
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Windows 10 news recap: ZIP file problems expected to be fixed in early November, security researchers show zero-day vulnerability, and more

October 28, 2018 by Jack Wilkinson
Microsoft is now testing sandboxing Windows Defender, here's how to enable it sooner - OnMSFT.com - October 27, 2018

Microsoft is now testing sandboxing Windows Defender, here's how to enable it sooner

October 27, 2018 by Jack Wilkinson
Microsoft integrates Windows Defender into OneDrive Files Restore feature - OnMSFT.com - April 30, 2018

Microsoft integrates Windows Defender into OneDrive Files Restore feature

April 30, 2018 by Arif Bacchus

Microsoft today announced they have taken OneDrive security to a new level for consumers by integrating Windows Defender into OneDrive Files Restore

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Microsoft news recap: Windows Defender becomes an extension for Google Chrome, Office 365 Multi-Geo to give choice on data storage location, and more

April 22, 2018 by Jack Wilkinson
Windows Defender extension for Google's Chrome browser released - OnMSFT.com - April 18, 2018

Windows Defender extension for Google's Chrome browser released

April 18, 2018 by Laurent Giret

Even though Microsoft still claims that its Edge browser is safer than Google Chrome, the company has quietly released a Windows Defender extension in the Chrome Web Store.

Windows Server gets a new build, too, vNext LTSC 17623 - OnMSFT.com - March 20, 2018

Windows Server gets a new build, too, vNext LTSC 17623

March 20, 2018 by Kareem Anderson

Alongside the Windows 10 Insider preview build 17127 for Fast Ring PCs, customers using Windows Server are now getting vNext LTSC build 17623 today.

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