If you use Windows and browse the internet regularly, it is strongly recommended to use antivirus/security protection software. Windows 10 comes with built-in antivirus protection called Windows ...

Every Windows 11/10 machine comes with Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus pre-installed. Windows Defender is a capable antimalware and antivirus software that offers real-time system protection and ...

The Windows Security application does not allow you to change the scheduled scan type, but with the help of a few methods, we can change it from Quick Scan to Full Scan. In this post, we will see how ...

If your computer is performing slower than usual, it may be that your PC has been infected by a virus or malware. Windows 10, which is now installed on one billion active devices, boasts the inclusion ...

Windows Defender Antivirus doesn't scan removable drives during full scans by default, but there are ways to enable the functionality. Here's how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Windows Defender is built into Windows 10 to find malware. To improve performance for tasks like compiling code or running ...

Microsoft's free antivirus comes built-in to Windows 8 as Windows Defender, but it doesn't have an option to scan individual files by right-clicking on them. Our friends at the How-To Geek show us how ...

How do you use Windows Defender Offline? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows Defender, an already powerful PC-protection tool ...

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