Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default, plus new consent prompts for sensitive access and bundled installs, with exceptions when needed ...

Alongside Baseline Security Mode, Microsoft also announced plans to improve how Windows communicates security-related information to users.

More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system Updated Microsoft is introducing a raft of Windows security ...

Microsoft plans Windows 11 “secure by default” mode with signed apps only and Android-style permissions for files, camera, and drivers.

Vulnerable Driver Blocklist is a security feature under Microsoft's Core Isolation umbrella for Windows. For those unaware ...

Microsoft is enabling runtime integrity safeguards in Windows by default, to prevent tampering and unauthorized changes.

Microsoft says developers will be able to detect when these protections are active and whether an exception exists, which should make troubleshooting less opaque than past security controls that ...

Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can ...

Microsoft has announced Windows Baseline Security Mode and User Transparency and Consent, bringing smartphone-style permission controls to over a billion Windows 11 devices.

Windows 11's next act? Lock it down by default and make every app ask nicely first, tightening control, boosting transparency, and curbing unwanted changes.

Microsoft introduces new app permission prompts in Windows 11 to protect users from unwanted changes and software installs.

Microsoft is bringing tighter security to Windows 11, including smartphone-style app permissions.