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Brink · Apr 9, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) protection in Windows 11. Potentially unwanted apps (PUA) aren't malware, but they might display advertising, use your PC for cryptomining, or do other things you'd prefer they not do. Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) are a category of software that can cause your machine to run slowly, display unexpected ads, or at worst, install other software which may be more harmful or annoying. Microsoft Defender Antivirus blocks detected PUA files and any attempts to download, move, run, or install them. Blocked PUA files are then moved to quarantine. When a PUA file is detected on an endpoint, Microsoft Defender...

Brink · Apr 7, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Check apps and files from the web in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen protects against phishing or malware websites and applications, and the downloading of potentially malicious files. By default, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen helps protect your device by checking for unrecognized apps and files from the web. On = Warns users that the apps and files being downloaded from the web are potentially dangerous but allows the action to continue. Off = Turns off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, so a user isn't alerted or stopped from downloading potentially malicious apps and files. References...

Brink · Mar 30, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the custom inking and typing dictionary for your account in Windows 11. Custom inking and typing dictionary gives you better suggestions by creating a custom dictionary using your typing history and handwriting patterns. As part of inking and typing on your device, Windows collects unique words—like names you write—in a custom dictionary stored locally on your device, which helps you type and ink more accurately. The dictionary is used to make better suggestions and improve handwriting recognition for each of the languages you use. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/speech-voice-activation-inking-typing-and-privacy-149e0e60-7c93-dedd-a0d8-5731b71a4fef If you...

Brink · Mar 29, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to delete your Bing search history associated with your Microsoft account in the cloud on Windows 11 device. Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web. Windows Search can personalize your search results by including your content from OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Bing, and other services. If you turn on the Microsoft account setting for Cloud content search, Windows Search will show results from items in your personal OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft services. If you search the web or get web search suggestions with Windows Search, Bing will personalize your results. You can also earn Microsoft...

Brink · Mar 24, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off save search history on this device for your account in Windows 11. Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web. Windows Search saves your recent search history locally on your device by default to help you find things faster. For example, you might discover that an app is ranked higher in your results if you’ve searched for it before. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-search-and-privacy-99fb8251-7260-1cd6-1bbb-15c2370eb168 Turning off "Search history on this device" will not clear recent device search history. Option One: Turn On or Off Recent Search History...

Brink · Jan 31, 2022

This tutorial will show you different ways to manually scan files, folders, and drives on demand with Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 and 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. Microsoft Defender Antivirus regularly scans your device to help keep it safe. It tries to do this while you are not using your device so it doesn’t interfere with your work. Real-time protection consists of always-on scanning with file and process behavior monitoring and heuristics. When real-time protection is on, Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects malware and potentially unwanted software that attempts to install...

Brink · Jan 29, 2022

This tutorial will show you how turn on or off Microsoft Defender Firewall for Domain, Private, and/or Public networks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Firewall helps prevent hackers and malicious software from gaining access to your PC through the internet or a Domain, Private, or Public network. An organization might require you to turn it on before you can access their network resources from your device. Domain profile: Used for networks where there is a system of account authentication against a domain controller (DC), such as an Azure Active Directory DC Private profile: Designed for and best used in private networks such as a home network Public profile: Designed with higher security in mind for public networks...

Brink · Jan 29, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to turn on or off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Firewall helps prevent hackers and malicious software from gaining access to your PC through the internet or a Domain, Private, or Public network. An organization might require you to turn it on before you can access their network resources from your device. Domain profile: Used for networks where there is a system of account authentication against a domain controller (DC), such as an Azure Active Directory DC Private profile: Designed for and best used in private networks such as a home network Public profile: Designed with higher security in mind for public networks like...

Brink · Jan 21, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to choose how to unlock your operating system drive at startup with a PIN, USB flash drive, or automatically with TPM in Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted. BitLocker checks the PC during startup for any conditions that could represent a security risk (for example, a change to the...

Brink · Jan 15, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove protected folders for Controlled Folder Access in 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...

Brink · Jan 14, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Cloud-delivered protection 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. Cloud protection and automatic sample submission works together with Microsoft Defender Antivirus to deliver accurate, real-time, and intelligent protection. Microsoft Defender Antivirus works seamlessly with Microsoft cloud services. These cloud protection services, also referred to as Microsoft Advanced Protection Service (MAPS), enhance standard real-time protection. With cloud protection, next-generation technologies provide rapid identification of...

Brink · Jan 9, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to use Find My Device to see the last known location of your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device. Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 11 device if it's lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you're an administrator on it. This feature works when location services is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device online at Microsoft, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area. If you have Find My Device turned on, your device will automatically update its location periodically while...

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Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender PUA Protection in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Check Apps and Files from Web in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Custom Inking and Typing Dictionary in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Delete Bing Search History in the Cloud

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Recent Search History in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Manually Scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 11

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

Privacy and Security Change how BitLocker Unlocks OS Drive at Startup in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Add or Remove Protected Folders for Controlled Folder Access in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Cloud-delivered Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Use Find My Device to Locate your Windows 11 Device

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