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Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies
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Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies

by Ciprian Adrian Rusen
March 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
896 pages
21h 44m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 3

Running Built-In Security Programs

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Making Windows Security work your way

check Blocking ransomware with controlled folder access

check Coping with SmartScreen

check Working with UEFI and Secure Boot

check Controlling User Account Control

check Understanding Windows Defender Firewall

Windows 11, right out of the box, ships with a myriad of security programs, including a handful that you can control and tweak to offer you the best balance between what you need and how they protect you.

This chapter looks at the things you can do with the programs on offer: Windows Security, Controlled Folder Access for blocking ransomware, SmartScreen for blocking dodgy downloads from the internet, UEFI (don’t judge it by its name alone), User Account Control, and Windows Defender Firewall.

This chapter is a survey of the tip of the iceberg. Even if you don’t change anything, you’ll come away with a better ...

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