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David Murphy
Microsoft is preventing certain PCs running older versions of AVG and Avast antivirus software and outdated Qualcomm Wi-Fi drivers from installing Windows 10 versions 1809, 1903, and 1909. Here’s why: Microsoft no longer allows Windows 10 to automatically update on any and all systems due to potential bugs and incompatibility…
Antivirus vendor Kasperksy Labs recently accused Microsoft of not only discouraging users from investing in security software by bundling Defender with Windows 10, but actively making it difficult for them to install and use said applications. Microsoft’s Rob Lefferts penned a blog post in response that admits the OS does…
Windows: Windows Defender isn’t the best antivirus software (even Microsoft admits its first-party solutions aren’t ideal), but it’s enabled by default on Windows 10 Home. In fact, the only way to disable it is to install something else.
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