Microsoft acknowledges that third-party antivirus tools for Windows 11 ships with extra features that its built-in offering ...

Microsoft deleted an official Windows 11 blog that claimed users no longer needed third-party antivirus software like McAfee ...

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

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.

Update May 25, 04:19 EDT: CVE-2026-41091 is a Microsoft Defender local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw known as RedSun, and CVE-2026-45498 is known as UnDefend, a security flaw that can be exploited ...

Though many Windows 10 users opt for third-party antivirus protection, those who use Microsoft Defender may not be getting all of the protection they could. Here’s how to check your settings and what ...

Microsoft releases new Windows Defender update packages very frequently to protect against various newly discovered malware. Once a while every three months or so, the company also pushes out these ...