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Backupīacking up your data should be part of every security strategy for if things do go wrong. Businesses should 'deploy upgrades in test environments initially to ensure safety,' David Higgins, technical director (EMEA) at CyberArk, says, 'because it allows security teams to check and verify that patches are safe to roll out to the entire business.' For everyone else, though, instant access to security fixes is the trump card of automatic updating. Yet I agree with Morley your computer is far more secure with Windows updates applied than without them.

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'Keep Windows 10 updated automatically,' Joe Morley, a future workplace consultant at SoftwareONE, says, 'Windows 10 is delivered ‘as-a-service’ so it updates continually.' This may be a controversial suggestion to some, given the warnings that have flowed regarding the Windows Update Assistant and Windows updates borking things including Windows Defender on occasion.

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If admin privileges are required when installing software, say, you won't have to swap accounts as Windows 10 will pop up a box asking for the admin password if you want to proceed. 'Obviously, ensure unique and secure passwords are used for both accounts,' Aldridge says.

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'Set up separate user accounts and don't use ones with Administrator privileges for your day-to-day needs,' says Ken Underhill, a master instructor at Cybrary, 'unless your day-to-day requires it, of course.' Matt Aldridge, the principal solutions architect at Webroot, says the ideal is to have one admin account that you 'only use for installing new software or updates,' while keeping an unprivileged user account for everything else. 'If you have inadvertently downloaded a malicious file,' Byrne says, 'having the proper protection in place can help remove these before your system is compromised and a hacker takes control.' Step 6. Enable the Windows Defender real-time protection and set up virus and threat protection scanning. 'Block, block, block and unblock piece by piece later if you encounter any problems due to firewall rules,' Byrne says. 'Enable Windows Defender,' Ciaran Byrne, head of platform Operations at Edgescan, says, 'this is as good as any paid-for antivirus on the market and is maintained by the people who should know Windows 10 better than anyone else.' It's good to enable the built-in firewall as well, to block any unwanted intrusions. 'Of course, pins can still be held for backup,' Morley says, 'but Windows Hello provides a method of logging in that is not only faster but more secure.' Step 5. 'Turn on Windows Hello,' Joe Morley, a future workplace consultant at SoftwareONE, says, 'one of the simplest ways for small businesses to secure Windows 10 is by turning on the Windows Hello feature.' This enables users to unlock devices with facial recognition and fingerprint readers, bypassing passwords which are more likely to be hacked or stolen. This is available in all editions of Windows 10.' Step 4. To exclude any file or folder from a scan, click Manage settings from the Virus & threat protection settings screen and then scroll down to click on Add or remove exclusions.Consider enabling Controlled Folder Access, Chris Doman, a security researcher for AT&T Alien Labs, says, 'to limit the damage caused by ransomware. Use the Offline method if your browser was hijacked or a threat has compromised your Internet connection. Windows Defender’s offline is the antivirus solution to perform malware scans from outside of Windows. You will need to boot an antivirus in a safe environment before the operating system is loaded. Sometimes computers can get infected with malware that is difficult to remove.

Select the option that says Scan with Windows Defender. Locate the file you want to scan and right-click on it. Select the location of the files or folders you want to check. If you suspect a specific file or folder has been compromised, follow the steps above to get to the Advanced scan screen.

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Choose Full scan to check all the files and processes on your hard drive, and then click on Scan now.

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