This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Account 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 Account protection page in Windows Security allows you to access sign-in options and account settings, including Windows Hello and dynamic lock.
You can hide the Account protection 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 Account protection section in Windows Security and try to directly open it (ex: command), you will get the Page not available error below...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Windows Security Firewall and Network Protection Notifications
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable firewall and network protection notifications from Windows Security 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...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable account protection notifications from Windows Security for your account 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 Account protection notifications below can notify you if there are issues with your Windows Hello or Dynamic Lock, such as bad lighting making it difficult for Hello to recognize you, or your mobile device not being found to activate Device Lock.
Problems with Windows Hello
Problems with Dynamic lock
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-security-notifications-6a59ce6a-e1e0-4795-b080-ba92d49644b2
Option One: Turn On or Off Account...
This tutorial will show you how to view all security providers running on your Windows 11 device in the Windows Security app.
The Security providers page in Windows Security provides you a list of all antivirus, firewall, and web protection security providers that are running on your device and registered with Windows Security. Here you can easily open the providers’ apps, or get more information on how to resolve any issue that they have reported to you in Windows Security.
Here's How:
1 Open Windows Security.
2 Click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the Manage providers link under Security providers. (see screenshot below)
4 You will now see a list of all your antivirus, firewall, and web protection...
Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable real-time protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 10/11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats.
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 itself or run on your device, and prompts you to take action on malware detections.
While real-time protection is off, files you open or download won’t be scanned for threats.
You must be signed...
This tutorial will show you how to encrypt or decrypt a file or folder in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Encrypted File System, or EFS, provides an additional level of security for files and folders. It provides cryptographic protection of individual files on NTFS file system volumes using a public-key system.
Files or folders saved into an existing encrypted folder will automatically be encrypted by EFS.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/file-encryption
Encrypted File System, or EFS, is not available in the Windows 10/11 Home edition.
If you ZIP and EFS encrypted file or folder, the file or folder in the ZIP will not be encrypted.
If an administrator changes or resets the password of a local...
This tutorial will show you how to remove a word from the custom inking and typing dictionary for your account in Windows 11.
Custom inking and typing dictionary allows you to get 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.
If you turn off Custom inking and typing dictionary, it will clear all words in your custom dictionary, and suggestions will no longer be...
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