In order for your Windows 11 computer to be very secure, it is highly recommended that you ensure that you comply, if not all, with a very large percentage of the recommendations that we are going to show you.
No one denies that the operating system Microsoft, and more specifically Windows 11, is a good example of security and that we can feel protected.
But, even so, we must always be clear about certain premises by which we can be even safer in any system and more so in Windows.
Obviously, the first thing that we must be very clear about is betting on common sense as a flag, since, if this is the case, we may not suffer many security problems, which could otherwise stalk us and complicate our lives greatly.
Once we have this clear, we can take advantage of the list that we are going to show you below with which to have our Windows even more secure if we comply with at least most of them.
general tips
1. Unless we know very well the place where we are going to take the files it is not at all convenient to download files from unknown sources to prevent our system from crashing.
2. As we said before with common sense, it is logical do not connect a flash drive or other device to our computer if we don’t know where it comes from.
3. It is very convenient to have in our software to read emails, spam filters. In this way we will protect ourselves from threats such as phishing or malware that could come in an attachment.
Login
4. The best is configure correctly and to our liking the login In Windows, To do this we go to Settings> Accounts> Sign-in options. Once there, we select how we want to start.
5. We should have the computer configured to be as safe as possible while we are not in front of it. We must go to Settings> Accounts> Sign-in options, for additional settings, lock our device automatically (Dynamic lock).
6. If we have a computer with multiple users, the correct thing is that each one uses a different account. We can sign in to Microsoft accounts by going to Settings > Accounts > Family or Other users, then clicking Add another user if we went to Family) or Add account (if we went to Other users)
7. It is always necessary have a password to log inbut if we are in a public place or with many people, To set a password we go to Accounts> Password.
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Antivirus
8. Every so often we should pass a malware scan to make sure we don’t have any. If we have antivirus installed, we will use it and if not, we go to Settings> Privacy and security> Windows Security> Protection against viruses and threats.
9. As we are in Protection against viruses and threats, we can take advantage and do deep device scanincluding archived files, network drives, and everything else.
10. Active la real-time protection in the virus and threat protection settings. which will mean that if it detects any malware on your device, it will prevent it from being installed.
11. We can also enable ransomware protection by going to Protection & virus settings > Ransomware protection. This way every folder will be checked.
12. It may be that Windows Defender marks an element as a threat and we know one hundred percent that it is not. Well, we can allow that item If we go to Protection and virus settings > Allowed threats.
13. We can use Windows Defender regularly or get a third-party antivirus to protect us.
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threats
14. It is extremely important that Windows 11 is always up to date, in case any vulnerability has been detected in the system. We can update by going to Settings> Windows Update and thus see if there is any to install within the Windows update system (Windows Update).
15. We can also enable security tools built-in Windows 11 by navigating to Settings > Privacy and security > Windows Security. Something important if we do not have any protection software installed.
16. If we don’t have un Firewallthe Windows 11 operating system has one and it is activated through Settings > Privacy and security > Windows Security > Firewall and network protection.
17. All those who have the Pro or Enterprise version of Windows 11, can habilitar BitLocker, a feature that encrypts your device. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Device Encryption > BitLocker Drive Encryption.
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permissions
18. We can make sure that there is no device that we don’t know about linked to our account. To check it, go to Settings> Privacy and security> Find my device and select See all devices.
19. A good security measure may be to stop storing activity history. To do this we go to Settings> Privacy and security> Activity history.
20. The windows search system it can be managed to search for content that is more appropriate to what we want. To achieve this we must go to Settings> Privacy and security> Search permissions. Here we can establish three limits that will mark the results as: Strict, Moderate or Deactivated.
21. We can manage applications that require certain permissions such as accessing information, our location, accessing the camera or activating the microphone, among other things. Well, we can manage each of them if we go to Settings> Privacy and security> Application permissions. Now we will be the ones who decide.
22. Don’t worry about losing your laptop, as we have a how to get location and find it to know where it is. To do this, go to Settings> Privacy and security> Find my device to activate/deactivate the option.
23. If we do not want Windows to access our data, it is best to deactivate all the options related to that, by going to Settings> Privacy and security> General.
With all the recommendations that we have just given you to make Windows 11 more secure, you will ensure that your computer has an extremely high level of privacy and security.