Windows Defender, the malware and spyware utility first included in Windows Vista, got a major upgrade with Windows 8: virus protection. Best of all, Windows Defender is included in every edition of Windows 8 (including RT) so every Windows 8 box will have malware, spyware and virus protection automatically.
Those of you that have used Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7 will find the interface looks very familiar if not identical.
I have always liked the performance and reliability of Microsoft Security Essentials compared to third-party anti-virus utilities. So far performance and reliability appear to be the same with its twin, Windows Defender on Windows 8.
If you attempt to install Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 8 the installer will politely tell you your computer is already protected.
So save yourself some money and stick with the default protection, it is actually pretty good.
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It happens every few months. My operating system drive runs out of space, and I must begin the hunt for things to delete or move to another drive. As a first step using a cleanup utility such as CCleaner is helpful, but it only finds the easy targets such as temporary files. Unfortunately, deleting these files does not typically...
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If you are among the millions of “cord cutters” that are saying goodbye to cable and satellite, or if you just want to gain access to the dozens of free channels broadcast over-the-air then this article is for you. Similar to tuning in over-the-air channels on a TV you will need an antenna and a tuner to receive local TV channels. In order to watch TV on Windows 10 I like to use HD Homerun network...
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Shopping for a hard to find item on Amazon.com that is always sold out? I was recently on the hunt for an external GPU enclosure that would show up in small quantities on Amazon. After failing to snag one by randomly checking periodically, I figured there must be a better way. Microsoft Flow to the rescue!
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