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Microsoft Defender will continue to work in Windows 10. Defender will receive regular security updates until October 2028. Microsoft still recommends Windows 11 for new security patches. You probably ...

Microsoft Defender security intelligence update 1.459.576.0 is rolling out under KB2267602. Here is how to check your version ...

Microsoft is ending Windows 10 support for most users on October 14, 2025 and the company has been urging users to upgrade to Windows 11. But in what seems to be a tacit acknowledgment that a lot of ...

Microsoft has a new Defender anti-virus update for Windows 11 and 10 images. The new update patches several flaws.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is a built-in antivirus and antimalware service that comes with Windows 10, Windows 11 and some versions of Windows Server. In its ...

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 10 and 11 ISO images. According to the company, this update must be deployed across all new Windows 11 and 10 installs. This past week Microsoft ...

Microsoft is deprecating Defender Application Guard for Office and the Windows Security Isolation APIs, and it recommends Defender for Endpoint attack surface reduction rules, Protected View, and ...

Not quite an EDR-killer, but the proof-of-concept cyber technique creates a silent virus detection gap while service runs normally, no exploit required.

Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates. The ...

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its 2026 Patch Tuesday security ...

Windows 10 ends non-security support today; however, ESU (Extended Security Updates) continues to provide security updates for enrolled users. Microsoft Defender will maintain detection and protection ...