If not properly managed, Windows Defender Application Control, a security feature with Windows, could be a potential security vulnerability.

We explain what is Smart App Control in Windows 11 and discuss if you can turn on Smart App Control without reinstalling Windows.

Smart App Control is built on the foundations of Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) and processes signals daily.

But, according to Weston, the headline security feature of Windows 11 22H2 is Smart App Control, which enables application control by default.

While the Windows Defender Application Control feature already helps protect your computer against vulnerable applications, this new feature is meant to enable a more aggressive blocklist that ...

Essentially, the tool predicts the safety of an app in real-time. The feature, built on the same AI used in Windows Defender Application Control, is available for personal use or business use.

Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature that blocks threats at the process level, now comes with support for blocking several new file types threat actors have recently adopted to infect ...

With Windows 11, Microsoft is just making the operating system's security features -- such as Windows Defender Application Control, BitLocker drive encryption and driver blocking -- easier to ...

That previous build added a major new feature, the Windows Defender Application Control for Business (WDAC), which adds some new security features for Windows Server 2025.