https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/microsoft-defender/Recent content in Microsoft Defender on LocodigitalHugoen-USTue, 27 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/controlled-folder-access-windows-11-protect-folders-ransomware/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/controlled-folder-access-windows-11-protect-folders-ransomware/<p>Ransomware doesn't need administrator privileges to ruin your day: it just runs as your user and starts rewriting everything in Documents, Pictures and Desktop. That is why Microsoft built a Windows feature almost nobody turns on: <strong>Controlled Folder Access</strong> (CFA). It works like a guest list: only trusted apps can modify your important folders. Here is the step-by-step to turn it on, allow what is legitimate and check what got blocked.</p>