Windows 10 antivirus

Windows 10 comes with the Windows Defender Antivirus antimalware feature to protect your computer and data from unwanted viruses, spyware, ransomware, and many other types of malware and hackers. Although the built-in antimalware solution is enough for most users, there are some special situations where you may not want to use the security feature. For instance, when setting up a device that won't connect to the network; if you must perform a task, which may be getting blocked by the feature; or when you have to comply with your organization security policies. The only problem is that you won't find an option to uninstall or disable Windows Defender Antivirus permanently, as a result of the feature being deeply integrated into Windows 10. However, you can disable the antivirus with a few workarounds using Group Policy and Registry, or temporarily using the Windows Security experience. In this Windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to disable Windows Defender Antivirus … [Read more...] about How to permanently disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10

Microsoft today has begun pushing out another round of cumulative updates for Windows 10. While the latest version, the October 2018 Update, isn't included in this batch, fixes are rolling out across several releases ranging from the April 2018 Update back to the Anniversary Update. Here's a look at all of what's new. April 2018 Update (KB4467682) Addresses an issue that prevents the deletion of word spellings from the Microsoft Office dictionary using settings. Addresses an issue that causes the GetCalendarInfo function to return an incorrect era name on the first day of the Japanese era. Addresses time zone changes for Russian daylight standard time. Addresses time zone changes for Moroccan daylight standard time. Addresses an issue to allow the use of the previous barrel button and drag functionality and ensure that shim choices have priority over the registry. Addresses an issue that causes the precision touchpad or keyboard to stop responding because of some combination of … [Read more...] about New cumulative updates land for Windows 10 April 2018 Update and more

Fast ring Insiders, it's time to fire up Windows Update. Microsoft today began pushing out another Windows 10 preview build for Fast ring Insiders, bringing the build number up to 18290. The latest build adds some additional Fluent Design touches for the Start menu, insights into which apps are using your microphone, and improvements to the Search and Cortana experiences. Here's the full rundown of what's new in build 18290. What's new A touch of Fluent for menus in Start: Following up on our jump list improvements with Build 18282, when you update to today's build you'll notice we've polished up the power and user menus in Start as well – including adding icons for easier identification. Sync your clock: In response to your feedback, we're adding an option in Date & Time Settings to manually synchronize your clock with the time server. This will help in scenarios where you think the clock might be out of sync, or if the time service has been disabled. We'll also show the … [Read more...] about Windows 10 preview build 18290 rolls out to Fast ring Insiders