Sunday, July 26, 2015

anti virus - Antivirus in Windows 8




I have been using Windows 8 for a while, and I have just remembered that I did not install any antivirus software. To my surprise, I don't think Windows 8 has ever shown any of the usual nag popups that appeared in Windows 7, Vista, or XP if you didn't keep an up-to-date antivirus.



Is there a default antivirus in Windows 8 already installed? Or is the nag popup just disabled?


Answer



Yes, Microsoft Security Essentials is now built in to Windows 8, it has been integrated in to Windows Defender. See this SU answer on instructions on how to access the features


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