A tool called Defendnot can shut down Microsoft Defender completely, without exploiting a bug or using malware.

New Microsoft Defender update boosts security for old Windows ISOs The latest update includes improved Defender software ...

In my home security research, I frequently come across rumors, misinformation and ancient beliefs that just aren't true. In ...

Official support for Windows 10 ends on 14 October 2025, meaning Microsoft will no longer offer fixes, new features or security updates after that date. Unless you take action, you'll be vulnerable to ...

Windows 10 is approaching end of life but it's not there yet ... "There are several security feature bypass (SFB) bugs in this release, but this one stands out above the others. A local attacker could ...

Since it is an advanced feature and a part of the Group Policy Editor that lets admins administer or manage different security parameters of the host computers, Microsoft did not include this in the ...

The Windows 10 KB5041580 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday security ... [Group Policy Preferences Item Level Targeting (ILT) and Local Users and Groups ...

If you’ve successfully set up your PC with a local account, a new Windows 10 feature will nag you to ... But that’s not enough. In Build 19045.4353 (available for testers for now) or newer ...

Windows 10 & 11 users can easily disable security questions using the Group Policy Editor or Registry ... And that’s it on how to disable local account security questions in Windows 10 and 11. If your ...

Microsoft has released the non-security release preview version of Windows 10 version ... This occurs when you do not rename the local temporary user policy file during Group Policy processing.

Windows 11 and 10 Home Editions come with a wide range of features, but one feature that is notably missing is the ability to manage local users and ... “Add the Administrators security group to ...