This will prevent Windows Defender in Windows 10 2004 from installing unwanted applications

We are very close to see how Microsoft releases the May update for Windows 10. Microsoft's operating system is preparing for the first big change of the year (the second will arrive in the fall if nothing goes wrong) and little by little we are getting to know some of the new features that it will offer

Windows 10 2004 or the 20H1 branch, which is the name it has received during the testing phase, could see the light of day on May 28 and now we know that among its features it will have an interesting one that will expand Windows Defender features: the system will be able to prevent the installation of unauthorized applications

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Surely on more than one occasion you have witnessed how applications appear installed on a computer that the user has not decided to install Many Sometimes due to an oversight and other times because it simply could not be avoided, some apps covertly install other tools that should not have space on our hard drive.

While Windows Defender already allows blocking of unwanted applications, the arrival of Windows 10 2004 will allow the system to prevent installation of applications, add-ons, extensions... It will be possible thanks to the PUA (Potentially Unwanted app blocking) tool. It is an option found within Windows Security and will be disabled by default.

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To activate this security mechanism, we must enter Settings and look for the section Update and security Once inside, select Windows Security and then the option Application and browser control "

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We will then see the option PUA or Potentially Unwanted app blocking and there we can enable the Blocking of potentially unwanted applications> "

the option still does not appear in Windows Defender

Once activated, the system will prompt the user when an unwanted application is blocked from installing and this will ultimately be , which will have the power to decide whether to install that application, extension or add-on.

There is very little time left to learn about the news that will arrive with Windows 10 2004 and it will be then when we will be able to clear up any doubts regarding all the secrets hidden in the latest Microsoft update for its operating system.

Via | Techdows