Windows Defender Antivirus has a maximum 50% CPU usage for a scan by default in Windows 11/10. But, you can specify a percentage of CPU usage you want Windows Defender Antivirus to not exceed. In this ...

If you get the Windows Defender Error 1297 when you try to launch the app or when running a scan on your Windows 11/10 device, you can try our recommended solutions ...

Windows’ built-in security tools haven’t always been the best around. But Windows 11 is not only better in this regard. It’s also easier. Not only in terms of accuracy in its malware scan tool but ...

Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to scan QR ...

Towards the end of March, Microsoft confirmed a Windows 11 issue where the Windows security app would incorrectly display "Local Security Authority protection is off", even when the feature was ...

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 builds to the Beta Channel with improved Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ransomware attack blocking capabilities. As the company added, starting with today's ...

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To disable Microsoft Defender on Windows 11, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection, click Manage Settings, and toggle off ...

Microsoft is updating the Windows 11 Snipping Tool, which is the platform's default option for capturing and annotating screenshots. Soon, you'll be able to use the Snipping Tool to scan QR codes in ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released a configuration update to fix a known problem that has been affecting Windows Update on quite a few Windows 11 systems. The update, KB5062324, is for Windows 11 version 24H2 PCs ...

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