Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 3

Running Built-In Security Programs

IN THIS CHAPTER

Making Windows Security work your way

Blocking ransomware with controlled folder access

Coping with SmartScreen

Working with UEFI and Secure Boot

Controlling User Account Control

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 ...