New Windows Defender Alert Is Worrying Windows 10 Users. ByGordon Kelly, Former Contributor. I write about technology's biggest companies. Mar 24, 2020, 11:49am EDT Mar 26, 2020, 07:32pm EDT.

Windows Defender also appears to trigger alerts if you have other third-party monitoring software installed, including Libre Hardware Monitor, MSI Afterburner, SteelSeries Engine, Razer Synapse ...

These alerts stated that "Windows Defender Antivirus scan skipped an item due to an exclusion or network scanning settings" but did not provide any further information as to what was causing it.

However, just days after the latest Windows 10 update, KB4520062, was released, Microsoft is advising that some users, "should not install this update," as it can break the Windows Defender ...

Microsoft Defender False Ransomware Alert. As per a news story by Bleeping Computer, Windows system admins have reported that there have been numerous false alerts after Microsoft Defender for ...

A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning. Lawrence Abrams March 23, 2020 ...

Unfortunately, Windows Defender is setting the counters to mode 2 at random intervals for random durations of time. This can occur while a PC is booting up or at any point afterward.

Windows 10 users are complaining of being targeted by fraudsters through in-app ads delivered through Microsoft's own software. The fraudulent apps are being delivered through native Windows 10 ...

To turn On or Off Windows Defender Firewall Notifications in Windows Defender Security Center, do the following: Press the Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.

Did you know Windows includes ransomware protection built right in? Microsoft Defender can safeguard your PC, but the feature isn’t automatically enabled. Here's how to do it yourself.