In this post, we will learn what is Passive Mode and how to enable Defender for Endpoint in Passive mode (EDR in Block Mode) ...

Microsoft this week announced that its Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution can now scan Windows devices that are lacking certain agent support. This capability, called "authenticated ...

Struggling with Windows Defender not turning on in Windows 11? Discover proven, step-by-step fixes to restore your security.

In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans by Microsoft’s built-in antivirus tool. Windows Defender can be tricked ...

Windows 11 has a Dev Drive feature built on Microsoft's Resilient File System (ReFS) and paired with asynchronous Defender scans. You may be overlooking this feature, but it's a real productivity hack ...

When surfing the Internet via a browser, you may see an error stating that your computer is locked and that you must contact Microsoft to resolve the issue. If you ...

The Antimalware Service Executable, also known as MsMpEng.exe, is a critical component of Windows Defender that runs in the background to protect your system from malware and other security threats.

Microsoft Defender is the default antivirus software that comes pre-installed on Windows computers. It is a free and effective antivirus program that can protect your computer from malware and other ...

I prefer to have all my scheduled system tasks centralised...so I'd like to schedule a Defender scan using the *Vista's Task Scheduler*, rather than configuring it with the scan options in Defender ...