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

Security is one of the most crucial aspects of any PC. Microsoft does an admirable job at keeping Windows 11 secure (which is more than you can say for other parts of the OS), but it wants to do ...

Microsoft has added a Generative AI section to Settings > Privacy & security of Windows 11 to control apps’ access to artificial intelligence. In this post, we will ...

Software King of the World Microsoft wants Windows 11 to start behaving more like your phone, complete with pop-ups asking if apps can poke around your files and camera. The plan centres on Windows ...

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 ...

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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.