There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update. Last week, Microsoft released KB5074105, the latest non-security update for ...

Windows has a range of authentication methods for accessing your device, a firewall, an antivirus, a way to encrypt your drives and more.

Microsoft has expanded its Windows 11 administrator protection tests, allowing Insiders to enable the security feature from the Windows Security settings. First introduced in October in a preview ...

Dark patterns in Windows 11 quietly push ads, data tracking, and Microsoft services. In 2026, users should disable notification tips, ad IDs, diagnostic data, personalized search, Start menu and lock ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Windows 11 offers a variety of security settings designed to better safeguard your PC and personal files. But those settings tend to be scattered ...

Microsoft shipped its largest-ever security update on June 9, 2026, and the 2011 Secure Boot certificates inside Windows begin expiring in late June, which makes this the right month to stop ignoring ...

Windows 11 users may soon get another layer of protection against privilege escalation, following Microsoft's recent moves to ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, and devices. Windows 11 comes with plenty of built-in security tools, but ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 27774 for Insiders in the Canary channel. One of the main updates in this build is a new method for enabling Administrator protection, which can improve ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.