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More on Win10’s Ransomware protection

Posted on February 8th, 2021 at 01:45 Fred Langa Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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More on Win10’s Ransomware protection

By Fred Langa

Many subscribers tried enabling this optional security enhancement, only to discover it can be hard to get going!

There are at least five reasons why Ransomware protection — and other Win10 security features — might not be available on your PC.

Here’s what they are, and what you can do about them.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.5.0 (2021-02-08).

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