Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Windows does not do a WFP scan on each bootup. Win2k just takes awhile to boot, its boot process is not optimized as WinXP's is. This just shows worse on a older and slower system. On a old system ...

I was playing with Vista's WRP last night and found that it does not completely protect many system files that you would expect it to protect. Win ME's System File Protection and 2000 and XP's Windows ...

Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the Administrator Protection cybersecurity feature and an updated Start Menu.