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Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 11,10, and Server installation images. It patches backdoors, ransomware, and more. Microsoft published a new Defender update for Windows ...

The utility program MpCmdRun.exe is required to run Windows Defender commands. This file is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Windows Defender folder. Note down ...

Free Windows Defender Offline tool looks to be Standalone System Sweeper with a new name and support for Windows 8 Last week Microsoft released (or perhaps I should say re-released) a beta version of ...

Windows Defender, now known as Microsoft Defender Antivirus, has significantly improved over the years, making it a robust built-in security solution for Windows users. However, the question remains ...