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Have you enabled Win10’s ransomware protection?

Posted on February 1st, 2021 at 01:05 Fred Langa Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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Have you enabled Win10’s ransomware protection?

By Fred Langa

This free, optional feature is disabled by default but, if enabled, can help protect and recover your PC from a ransomware takeover!

It’s easy to enable the ransomware protection, but you should know about its quirks and drawbacks before doing so. Here’s how to decide whether this optional protection is for you and, if so, how to get it going!

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.4.0 (2021-02-01).

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