PCWorld highlights Smart App Control, a crucial Windows 11 security feature that screens apps through Microsoft’s cloud service to defend against malware and compromised executables. Starting January ...

Security should feel empowering, not restrictive.

Microsoft is bringing tighter security to Windows 11, including smartphone-style app permissions.

Revolutionary is a big word; it positively effuses import. “Something markedly new or introducing fundamental change” is the definition I like best, and it’s ideally suited to this latest Microsoft ...

To start, Microsoft is enhancing "out of the box" hardware security by making sure all Copilot+ PCs will be Secured-core devices, according to the release. "Secured-core PCs provide advanced firmware ...

That Windows 10 support is coming to an end is no secret, but did you know that security updates for some Windows 11 users will also end in just three months? An official August 11 announcement from ...

Windows 11's next act? Lock it down by default and make every app ask nicely first, tightening control, boosting transparency, and curbing unwanted changes.

According to Microsoft, the high system requirements that prevented users with fairly new computers from installing Windows 11 are mainly due to security features. So ...