5 Windows security settings you should change now to protect your laptop

Summary

Shubham Agarwal writing on Laptop makes the following points:

• Automatically block dubious apps and websites.
• Isolate your computer’s most sensitive parts.
• Make Windows’ anti-virus more effective—when Defender is uncertain about a threat, Windows 10 and 11 can refer it to Microsoft. 
• To prevent advertisers from tracking, you deactivate “Let apps show me personalized ads by using my advertising ID.”
• Review app permissions—unless you are actively using them, revoke them.

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Source Information:   

• Article Source: Laptop News | Laptop Mag
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