MAY 2021 • TECH ADVISOR 85have a few on/off
sliders for options
such as real-time
protection, cloud-
delivered protection,
automatic sample
submission, and
tamperprotection.
Allof these options
areturnedonby
default,and all of
them have clear
explanations about
what they do if
you’rethinkingabout
turninganyofthemoff.
In addition,there’sanoptionfor
controlledfolderaccesstokeepmalicious
programsawayfromsensitivefolders.If
WindowsSecuritymisidentifiesan app
asunfriendlyyoucanalsowhitelistit.
Thissectionis alsowhereyoucansetup
OneDriveforransomwaredatarecovery.
Going back to thesettingsforVirus&
threat protection, youcan set up specific
folders so they won’t bescanned,and
adjust your notificationsettings.
Again, that’s a lot ofbasicantivirus
protection packed intothissuitethatis
active by default on newWindows 10 PCs.
There’s not a wholelotofinteresting
stuff in the Account protectionsection.
If you’re using a Microsoftaccount,
this is where you can manageyour
syncsettings,activateWindowsHello
forsign-ins,andmanagetheDynamic
Lockfeaturethatpairsa Bluetooth
devicetoautomaticallylockthePC
whenyou step away.
The Firewall section lets you manage
the built-in firewall, and allow apps
through the firewall if necessary. Then
the App & browser control is where
you manage Windows SmartScreen for
apps and file downloads, browsing on
Microsoft Edge, and the Microsoft Store.
This section exposes one downside
of Windows Security: it doesn’t really do
as much as other third-party suites can
do for third-party browsers. If you stick
with mainstream browsers they have
their own built-in protections, and you
can also add third-party blockers suchThe firewall section in Windows Security.