Controlling Win10’s sometimes hyperactive security apps

Win10’s built-in security tools offer excellent protection but can be annoying with frequent update cycles and tons of notifications.

In fact, the amount of activity made one reader wonder whether his security setup was actually broken! Here’s how to tell, and how to make it behave better.

Plus: More on Win10’s 30 built-in Troubleshooters.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.1.0 (2021-01-11).

Also in this issue:

• CHANGE: What do you want?
• CONTINUITY: Time to adapt while acknowledging the past
• PUBLIC DEFENDER: Stop paying $200 a year for your Internet cable modem
• BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Removing Flash
• LEGAL BRIEF: Understanding Section 230
• BEST UTILITIES: Freeware spotlight — 3 tiny tech tools for your flash drive

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