Controlled Folder Access is a security feature included in Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard, a component of Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Its main purpose is to thwart ransomware attacks by preventing ...

Enable and configure Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access to add a layer of protection against ransomware targeting locally stored data. In the first part of this series, I talked about how the ...

With the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update last week, the "Controlled Folder Access" that Microsoft touted in June is now live for millions of users. As the name hints, the Controlled Folder ...

The ransomware defense baked into Windows 10 and 11 lets users and admins protect certain folders from “untrusted” apps. But it may block apps you trust, causing frustration and wasted time. Caution ...

Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access offers a simple yet effective way to protect locally stored data from ransomware, even when AppLocker isn't in play. When it comes to data storage, I have long ...

Microsoft has found a way to fight back against the growing threat of ransomware, a devious type of malware that encrypts files and folders on a victim's PC and then demands a ransom—oftentimes in ...