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Enable or Disable Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection for all users in Windows 11. Core isolation is a security feature of Microsoft Windows that protects important core processes of Windows from malicious software by isolating them in memory. It does this by running those core processes in a virtualized environment. Hardware-enforced Stack Protection offers robust protection against Return Oriented Programming (ROP) exploits since it maintains a record of the intended execution flow of a program. The Kernel Mode Hardware Enforced Stack Protection security feature is applicable to Windows 11, version 22H2 and above, and provides additional security enhancement for kernel code. For code...
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Add or Remove "Advanced security" Context Menu in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Add or Remove "Advanced security" Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Advanced security to the context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can use Advanced Security Settings to manually change the owner, change permissions, and set up advanced sharing settings for a selected item. Normally to open Advanced Security Settings for an item (ex: file, folder, or drive), you would need to right click on an item, click/tap on "Properties", click/tap on the "Security" tab, and click/tap on the "Advanced" button. If you like, you can add Advanced security to the context menu to make it easier to directly open Advanced Security Settings for an item as needed. While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Advanced security to...
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Enable or Disable Untrusted Font Blocking in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Untrusted Font Blocking in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Untrusted Font Blocking for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A font is a graphical representation of text that may include a different typeface, point size, weight, color, or design. To help protect from attacks that may originate from untrusted or attacker-controlled font files, Microsoft created the Blocking Untrusted Fonts feature. Using this feature, you can turn on a global setting that stops users from loading untrusted fonts processed using the Graphics Device Interface (GDI). Untrusted fonts are any font installed outside of the %windir%/Fonts directory. Blocking untrusted fonts helps prevent both remote (web-based or email-based) and local EOP attacks that can happen...
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Hide or Show App and Browser Control page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show App and Browser Control page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the App & browser control page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. App & browser control in Windows Security provides the settings for Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which helps protect your device from potentially dangerous apps, files, websites, and downloads. App & browser control includes the following features: Smart App Control provides enhanced protection from untrusted apps in Windows 11. Reputation-based protection leverages what Microsoft knows about various sites, services, and publishers, as well as threats we've seen in action to...
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Hide or Show Ransomware Data Recovery area in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Ransomware Data Recovery area in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Ransomware data recovery area on the Virus & threat protection page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. The Ransomware data recovery area is included on the Virus & threat protection page in Windows Security. Ransomware detection notifies you when your OneDrive files have been attacked and guides you through the process of restoring your files. Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) designed to block access to your files until you pay money. You can hide the Virus & threat protection page or the Ransomware data recovery area from...
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Hide or Show Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Device performance & health page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. To help you keep your device secure, Windows Security monitors your device for security issues and provides a health report, which appears on the Device performance & health page. The Health report alerts you to common issues in four key areas and offers recommendations to remedy them. You can hide the Device performance & health area from users on the device. This option can be useful if you don't want users to see or have access to user-configured options for these features. If you hide the Device performance & health section in Windows Security and try to directly open it (ex...
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Hide or Show Firewall and Network Protection page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Firewall and Network Protection page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Firewall & network protection page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. Firewall & network protection in Windows Security lets you view the status of Microsoft Defender Firewall and see what networks your device is connected to. You can turn Microsoft Defender Firewall on or off and access advanced Microsoft Defender Firewall options for the following network types: Domain (workplace) networks Private (discoverable) networks Public (non-discoverable) networks You can hide the Firewall & network protection area from users on the device. This...
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Hide or Show Family Options page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Family Options page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Device security page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. The Family options feature in Windows Security provides you with easy access to tools to manage your children’s digital life. Use Family options to help keep your children’s devices clean and up to date with the latest version of Windows 10/11 and to protect your kids when they’re online. You can hide the Family options area from users on the device. This option can be useful if you don't want users to see or have access to user-configured options for these features. If you hide the...
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Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Device security page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks. What you see on the Device security page in Windows Security may vary depending upon what your hardware supports: Core isolation provides added protection against malware and other attacks by isolating computer processes from your operating system and device. Your security processor, called the trusted platform module (TPM), provides additional encryption for your device. Secure boot prevents a sophisticated and dangerous type of malware—a rootkit—from loading when you start your device...
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Hide or Show Virus and Threat Protection page in Windows Security

Privacy and Security Hide or Show Virus and Threat Protection page in Windows Security

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Virus & threat protection page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Security is built-in to Windows 10/11 and includes an antivirus program called Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Your device will be actively protected from the moment you start Windows 10/11. Windows Security continually scans for malware (malicious software), viruses, and security threats. In addition to this real-time protection, updates are downloaded automatically to help keep your device safe and protect it from threats. The Virus & threat protection section in Windows Security contains information and settings for antivirus protection from Microsoft Defender Antivirus and...
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Enable or Disable Controlled Folder Access for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Controlled Folder Access for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Controlled Folder Access for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Controlled folder access helps protect your valuable data from malicious apps and threats, such as ransomware. In a ransomware attack, your files can get encrypted and held hostage. Controlled folder access protects your data by checking apps against a list of known, trusted apps. With controlled folder access in place, a notification appears on the computer where an app attempted to make changes to a file in a protected folder. Controlled folder...
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Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Firewall Notifications in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Firewall Notifications in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender Firewall notifications for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Notifications page of Windows Security settings lets you configure what kind of notifications you want to receive. The Firewall and network protection notification settings allow you to specify if you want to receive notifications when Microsoft Defender Firewall blocks a new app. You can also configure these notifications differently depending on if the app was blocked on your domain network, your private network, or the public network (internet). Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-security-notifications-6a59ce6a-e1e0-4795-b080-ba92d49644b2 You must be signed in...
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