Windows 10 with Tamper Protection: Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 10 for its upcoming major feature update.
The new build, the last for this year according to Microsoft, brings a number of very interesting new features and changes to the operating system.
We talked about Windows Sandboxin a previous post, which will come to all Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 10. The new security feature can be used without installing any virtual machine or third-party software.
But today we will mention another security feature that comes to protect Windows Defender Antivirus itself: Tamper protection.
The description of Tamper Protection states:
Prevents others from violating important security features.
The feature itself lacks any additional information, but Microsoft revealed more on the Windows Experience blog :
Tamper Protection is a new setting for Windows Defender Antivirus, available in the Windows Security app. When enabled, the setting provides additional protection against changes to core security features.
Tamper Protection will prevent changes to security features from malicious applications that may attempt to change security settings.
How to enable or disable Tamper Protection
Use the shortcut Win+I to open the Settings app.
In Windows Security – Virus Protection – Virus Protection Settings – Manage Settings.
Enable or disable Tamper Protection.
The feature is reportedly present in the Insider Build of Windows 10 that is being released, but it is disabled.
Disabling it may be useful if you are using third-party software.
The new feature sounds like a great idea, but the lack of information doesn't help us know more. At this point, we don't know if it's effective or not.
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