{"id":5561,"date":"2021-02-01T08:54:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T13:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2021-02-01T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T13:54:57","slug":"have-you-enabled-win10s-ransomware-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/01\/have-you-enabled-win10s-ransomware-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you enabled Win10\u2019s ransomware protection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This free, optional feature is disabled by default but, if enabled, can help protect and recover your PC from a ransomware takeover!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to enable the ransomware protection, but you should know about its quirks and drawbacks before doing so. 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