Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) often cause system problems. PUAs are programs that the user downloads without really knowing why they are downloading it. PUA is mainly downloaded with a useful application. Therefore, the user often does not see the fact that a PUA is being downloaded. PUAs often do not fully define their purposes for the user and have great potential to damage computing resources.
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Windows 10 Enterprise You have added additional features to Windows Defender. In this release, Windows Defender can protect your system from installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). While this feature is limited to Windows 10 Enterprise, it may be available for Pro Y Home users who make some minor changes to registry entries. Read on to find out how to enable the antimalware feature in Windows Defender in Windows 10.
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1 STEP
- Click the Start menu and in the search text area, type regedit. From the search results displayed, click regedit and run it when prompted for confirmation.
2 STEP
- From the left pane of the window named Registry Editor, find the entry called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and click on it.
PHASE 3 - From the expanded list of options, click on the option labeled Software.
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PHASE 4 - Review the options listed under Software. When you find an option called Policies, click on it to go to the next step.
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PHASE 5 - Under Policies, you will find an option called Microsoft. Click on it.
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PHASE 6 - The next step is to click on the option named Windows Defender under Microsoft.
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PHASE 7 - The next step is to find the MpEngine option. If you find it, click on it. If you can't find it, right-click on Windows Defender, then click New and then via Wrench.
PHASE 8 - Name the new key MpEngine and then click on it.
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PHASE 9 - Now in the right window pane, find a DWORD (it's a 32-bit unsigned integer) called MpEnablePlus. If you find it, click on it. Otherwise, generate one by simply right-clicking on the right window pane. Now click on New and then via DWORD (32-bit) Value.
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PHASE 10 - Then name the newly created DWORD value as MpEnablePlus.
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PHASE 11 - Double-click the newly created DWORD value MpEnablePlus to open the window called Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value. Change the value below Value data 0 to 1. Then click OK. That's all. Now reboot your system to see the changes.
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PHASE 12 - Now open SCEP (System Center Endpoint Protection). Click on the History tab. If you click the radio button for All detected items, you will be able to see all items blocked by Windows Defender. It also tells you the category to which the blocked item belongs, a brief description and the action to take. Under the Quarantined items, you can also view potentially unwanted applications. Click Clear All at the bottom if you want to remove the blocked item.
Yes, activating the antimalware feature in Windows Defender in Windows 10 is that simple. Why choose expensive software when Windows itself will do it for free? Hope the article was helpful.
