Over the past few days, some Windows 11 users have been getting incorrect warning messages about Microsoft Defender—the ...

If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don't worry.

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 ...

Microsoft now bundles updates for drivers, the .NET Framework, and firmware together with the regular security updates that ...

If you get this alert on your PC, first, double-check to ensure that your Microsoft Defender Antivirus isn't actually turned ...

Microsoft wants Windows 11 owners to stop worrying about buying antivirus software. In statements reported by PCMag and Windows Central earlier this year, the company called its built-in Windows ...

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The majority of the updates that come through Windows Update are for Windows Defender, and for good reason. Windows Defender helps make your antimalware and other security protections stronger.

Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates. The ...

Microsoft actually wanted to close a security gap, but a current update now apparently partially paralyzes Windows Defender.