Windows 10: About Windows Defender in March 2020 On Windows 10?

Hello,

How's things?,

Just letting you know that it's way to easy to download run/install infected files while using Windows Defender and end up locked out in many cases.All rival free antiviruses which i tried one by one all of them have blocked an infected downloaded file and even blocked an infected file which may of passed the detection while it was downloaded from getting installed/run.It was virtually impossible to run an infected file once it got detected by another free antivirus as i tried all options to compare the difference between my newly installed free antivirus and what i had before which was W.D.I found a loop hole in Windows Defender which allowed me to explore dangerous downloaded files from start to finish and then noticed weird additions being added as a result causing my computer to be unstable and even couldn't access the basic functions as a result.I went to my add or remove programs to find weird programs have been added and when i tried to uninstall it and noticed all of those weird programs were created very well so it can't be uninstalled once it's installed.I tried all free removal programs and they all failed to remove those weird programs as those weird programs blocked it and the only way out was to reset or reinstall Windows 10.After using another free antivirus it detected my downloaded file and showed an alert on the screen and even after i tried to run it and didn't allow me to explore it further after it was blocked.Windows Defender needs further testing before it's given out,as there are many unknowns that can easily bypass Windows Defender ,while all free antivirus rivals are fully alert and their detection's is remarkable..I thought my newly installed free antivirus made a mistake with it's detection and rerun another test and noticed it made no mistake about it.I ran a custom scan, and full scan and re scanned those downloaded files and nothing sinister was detected by Windows Defender.I had many downloaded files which were infected with trojans and none of them caused an alert by Windows Defender while it was doing a full scan,but when i moved to Kaspersky free and ran a full scan was shocked at the list of detection's coming from my downloads as containing trojans according to the warnings by Kaspersky free antivirus as shown on the list.I trusted Windows Defender and took the owners seriously and it was making me look like an idiot after not just one bad encounter with undetected infected downloaded files, but many times after that and still now don't know why i even bothered using W.D ?.I even tried going in the Group Policy to configure Windows Defender and increase the protection but noticed there were many questions which i had no clue about in which one of the three options do i select?, and just selected the enable on a few questions and it didn't change much.I had better luck with M.S.E when i used that in Windows 7 as all the settings and configurations were on the settings page once you opened up M.S.E and it had been my favorite free antivirus.Windows Defender also hasn't done well according to experts in their 2020 You tube videos and it seems they have uncovered way more flaws in Windows Defender than me.Like to add?,bye

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 Defender - How to make it default to task bar?

Windows Defender Notification Area Icon - Hide or Show in Windows 10

 

Microsoft March 2020 Security Updates

Release Notes
March 2020 Security Updates
Release Date: March 10, 2020

The March 2020 security release consists of security updates for the following software:

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based)
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
• ChakraCore
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
• Azure DevOps
• Windows Defender
• Visual Studio
• Open Source Software
• Azure
• Microsoft Dynamics

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:

• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever
  a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft
  Update Catalog.
• Updates for Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft Office RT software are only available via Windows Update.
• For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for
  more information.

The following CVEs have additional information and may include * further steps to take after installing the updates. Please note that this is not a complete list of CVEs for this release.

• CVE-2020-0765
• CVE-2020-0774
• CVE-2020-0775
• CVE-2020-0795
• CVE-2020-0813
• CVE-2020-0820
• CVE-2020-0850
• CVE-2020-0851
• CVE-2020-0852
• CVE-2020-0853
• CVE-2020-0855
• CVE-2020-0859
• CVE-2020-0861
• CVE-2020-0863
• CVE-2020-0871
• CVE-2020-0874
• CVE-2020-0876
• CVE-2020-0879
• CVE-2020-0880
• CVE-2020-0882
• CVE-2020-0885
• CVE-2020-0891
• CVE-2020-0892
• CVE-2020-0893
• CVE-2020-0894
• CVE-2020-0902 *

Known Issues

The following KBs contain information about known issues with the security updates. For a complete list of security update KBs, please see 20200310

KB Article Applies To
4538032 Visual Studio
4538461 Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019
4540123 Microsoft Exchange Server
4540670 Windows 10, version 1607, Windows Server 2016
4540671 Internet Explorer
4540673 Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server version 1809, Windows 10, version 1809, Windows Server version 1809
4540688 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
4540694 Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update)
4541500 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)
4541504 Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)
4541505 Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update)
4541506 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Monthly Rollup)
4541509 Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
4541510 Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup)

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