Microsoft's Smart App Control used to be pointless, but it's about to become a lot more usable. Here's what's changing.

All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

One of the more interesting security features to be introduced in Windows 11 22H2 is Smart App Control. As the name implies, Smart App Control is a tool that is designed to keep dangerous apps (such ...

Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with an explanation of LOLBINS as well as further technical information regarding the Windows Defender Application ...

Microsoft's newest Windows 11 test build adds a new Smart App Control security feature; improved Microsoft 365 account management; and a handful of other new features. Microsoft made this new build, ...