Microsoft has released a special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Servers This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images. Microsoft ...

Happy New Year, y'all. Look what Microsoft gave me for a present. For the record, I'm running XP, SP2, on an HP Pavilion. I had been running Windows Defender Beta 2. Yesterday the beta expired. Today ...

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I walked into the office this morning to see something quite scary pop up on my screen. Windows Defender for the first time popped up warning me I hadn't scanned my computer for viruses in 3 days.

For most people using a supported and fully updated Windows 11 computer, yes: Microsoft Defender Antivirus and the other protections inside Windows Security are sufficient as the primary antivirus.

Windows 11 installation media for July 2026 now includes the latest Patch Tuesday security updates for versions 25H2 and 24H2 ...