Controlled Folder Access is a security feature included in Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard, a component of Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Its main purpose is to thwart ransomware attacks by preventing ...

Enable and configure Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access to add a layer of protection against ransomware targeting locally stored data. In the first part of this series, I talked about how the ...

Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. A crucial ...

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.

I'm not sure how much it's improved since its introduction, but it was very painful to use. You can read about my experiences with it starting with this post in the Windows 10: Creators Update thread.