The term window security may refer to any of a range of measures used to avoid unauthorized access through windows, and prevent crimes such as burglary...
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industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a server and Windows IoT for an embedded system. Windows is sold...
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The Security Log, in Microsoft Windows, is a log that contains records of login/logout activity or other security-related events specified by the system's...
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Security and Maintenance (formerly known as Action Center, and Security Center in earlier versions) is a component of the Windows NT family of operating...
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Security Identifier (SID) is a unique, immutable identifier of a user account, user group, or other security principal in the Windows NT family of operating...
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus (redirect from Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware)
program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has evolved into a full antivirus program, replacing Microsoft Security Essentials...
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ran on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, but not on Windows 8 and later versions, which have built-in AV components known as Windows Defender...
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April 8, 2014. Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, based on Windows XP Professional, received security updates until April 2019. The final security update for...
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Control-Alt-Delete (category Windows administration)
invokes Windows Security in all versions and editions of Windows NT family except Windows XP. (See below.) Prior to Windows Vista, Windows Security was a...
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There are a number of security and safety features new to Windows Vista, most of which are not available in any prior Microsoft Windows operating system release...
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security updates for Windows 7 for up to three years since the official end of life. Windows 7 was intended to be an incremental upgrade to Windows Vista...
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Bitdefender (redirect from Bitdefender Internet Security)
including Bitdefender Ultimate Security, and specific plans for small businesses and content creators, available for Windows, Mac OS, iOS, and Android. Bitdefender...
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Safety and security window films are polyester or PET films that are applied to glass and glazing in order to hold them together if the glass is shattered...
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User Account Control (redirect from Windows vista uac)
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows 11. It aims to improve the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting...
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such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support. As with Windows 10 (since version 20H2), mainstream builds of Windows 11 are...
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ESET NOD32 (redirect from Eset smart security)
between ESET Smart Security 4.0 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 but these were remedied by an update. On August 17, 2010, ESET Smart Security version 4.2 was...
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critical updates, such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support. It was released in July 2015. Windows 10 Insider Preview builds...
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Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) is a process in Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for enforcing the security policy...
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Comparison of antivirus software (category Windows security software)
excludes Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 as they do not support running protection programs. Antivirus software International Computer Security Association...
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for Windows offer a more user-friendly interface and additional features for analyzing these logs. List of Microsoft Windows components Security and safety...
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as security patches. It was succeeded by Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. In contrast to the tablet-oriented approach of Windows 8,...
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BitLocker (category Microsoft Windows security technology)
full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption...
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Pop-up ad (redirect from Popup window)
vulnerabilities/security holes in browser security. A variation on the pop-up window, the pop-under advertisement, opens a new browser window under the active window...
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Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (redirect from Trusted Windows)
privacy, security, and intellectual property titled "Privacy, Security, and Content in Windows Platforms", which focused on turning Windows into a "platform...
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Security descriptors are data structures of security information for securable Windows objects, that is objects that can be identified by a unique name...
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Windows Authentication. Integrated Windows Authentication uses the security features of Windows clients and servers. Unlike Basic Authentication or Digest Authentication...
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BlueKeep (redirect from BlueKeep (security vulnerability))
unpatched Windows NT-based versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 2000 through Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Microsoft issued a security patch...
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Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) is a component of Windows API that performs security-related operations such as authentication. SSPI functions...
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and Security. Academic Conferences Limited. pp. 20–27. ISBN 978-1-912764-88-4. ProQuest 2505729645. Dyjack, David (March 2020). "The Overton Window". Journal...
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Appstore. Windows 11 introduced significantly higher system requirements than typical operating system upgrades, which Microsoft attributed to security considerations...
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