Formerly known as Windows Defender, Microsoft Defender is an antivirus protection program that's included with Windows 10.

Defender will continue to provide security even for unsupported Windows 10 PCs. But Microsoft still wants you to move to Windows 11.

You can control the Windows 11 default antivirus from Command Prompt, and here's how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft ...

Of course, right after that passage, Microsoft recommends either continuing with Windows 10 under ESU or upgrading to Windows 11. Regardless of how much support Microsoft Defender receives in the ...

Microsoft representatives said Wednesday that the company will not turn on Windows Defender for unprotected PCs, contrary to what executives said earlier in the week. Holly Stewart, the senior program ...