With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new component to its security suite, aiming to prevent malicious applications, dubbed Smart App Control (SAC). This feature complements Microsoft ...

Windows 11 with Smart App Control blocks ISO and LNK files that have mark of the web just like Macros. Smart App Control in Windows Security adds an additional protection layer against malware and ...

"Windows 11 with smart app control blocks iso and lnk files that have mark of the web just like Macros," David Weston, Microsoft's VP for Enterprise and OS Security, tweeted on Tuesday.

Microsoft's Smart App Control aims to prevent malware, reducing resources needed for scanning proactively. Smart App Control blocks suspicious apps before they can harm your system, using machine ...

Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature that blocks threats at the process level, now comes with support for blocking several new file types threat actors have recently adopted to infect ...

Smart App Control will flag and block applications based on three criteria: known malicious applications, untrusted apps, and potentially bad software.

The app is simply blocked and there is no way to remove the block short of disabling Smart App Control. This could be a huge problem for anyone who uses older apps, ...

Microsoft introduced the Smart App Control (SAC) security feature by including it with the latest OS version — Windows 11. Recently, Microsoft restarted blocking macros in Office files ...

With the next Windows update, Microsoft plans to add a new Windows 11 security feature that should help block potentially dangerous apps. The system is called Smart App Control, and it’s ...

Microsoft is also planning to debut a key security feature, Smart App Control, that Microsoft tipped earlier but never really committed to. It’s now in the Windows 11 2022 Update.

Smart App Control is a security feature that Microsoft is enabling on Windows 11 to block untrusted or potentially dangerous applications. Testers can manually turn on SAC in the Windows Security ...