Solved Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

Last April, someone at Microsoft published a document on the Windows Learning Center that made a thoroughly uncontroversial claim: "For many Windows 11 users, Microsoft Defender Antivirus covers everyday risk without requiring additional software. The choice to add third‑party antivirus depends on how you use your PC and which features you value."

The article drove a flurry of coverage from tech blogs, but the hullabaloo died down in a few days.

And then, a month or so later, the article disappeared in a puff of virtual smoke. It vanished without a trace, a note, or an explanation, with the former link redirecting to the Windows Learning Center home page.

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Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

Earlier this year, Microsoft quietly deleted a post that argued Windows 11's built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus was good enough for most people. But independent evidence says they were right.

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allan said:

Windows Defender gets excellent annual ratings from AV Test and other reliable independent sources. Having said that, I use Bitdefender.

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