After opening the program, click on “ Virus & threat protection” section.ģ. PS: You can also directly launch “Windows Defender Security Center” app using “ windowsdefender:” command in RUN dialog box or you can open it from Start Menu -> Windows Defender Security Center.Ģ. If you have removed the icon manually or don’t have the icon in system tray, you can open the Windows Defender Security Center by going to Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Defender -> Open Windows Defender Security Center option. Double-click on Windows Defender Security Center‘s shield icon present in Taskbar notification area (system tray). If you also want to protect some folders in Windows 10, following steps will help you:ġ. This feature adds an extra security layer to prevent unauthorized access and manipulation of your files and folders. If you know the app and want to allow the app to access the protected folder, you can add the app to “ Allowed App” list. Now whenever an app or software program tries to modify a file present inside the protected folder or tries to create a new file inside the folder, Windows 10 will show you a notification alert. You can add multiple folders to the protected folders list. You just need to add the desired folder to “ Protected Folders” list and Windows 10 will start monitoring and protecting that folder. This feature doesn’t allow users to password-protect a file or folder but with the help of this feature, you can restrict users from modifying a file or creating new files inside a protected folder. This feature is a part of “ Windows Defender Security Center” application. To password-protect a folder, we need 3rd party software.īut now Windows 10 comes with a similar feature called “ Controlled Folder Access“. Many times we want to protect a folder with password so that no other person can open that folder and can’t view/modify the files inside it.
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