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Windows Defender has risen from dead last in independent testing to somewhere in the middle, actually outperforming some paid competitors.

Windows Defender, the antivirus protection offered as part of the operating system, has just been ranked as one of the best on the market.

Windows 8 will come with bundled antivirus software, but will you need to supplement it with other programs? We look at some of your options.

You can now detect and block harmful third-party apps using Windows Defender Antivirus, and in this guide, we'll show you how to do it on Windows 10.

The free, built-in antivirus software in Windows 10 performs just as well as -- or even better than -- many of its paid competitors.

With Windows 11, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is fully integrated and installed with the operating system, and it stays on watch for you.

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