Microsoft’s Windows Tamper Protection now generally available – Quick wrap

Tamper Protection in Windows Security is now available to general public. This one helps prevent malicious apps from changing important Windows Defender Antivirus settings, including real-time protection & Cloud-delivered protection.

Whenever Tamper Protection is turned on, as administrator on your computer, you can still change these settings in the Windows Security app. However, other apps can’t change these settings.

Tamper Protection doesn’t affect how 3rd-party antivirus apps work or how they register with Windows Security.

Tamper Protection is turned on by default. If you turn off Tamper Protection, you will see a yellow warning in the Windows Security app under Virus & threat protection.

Here’s how to change the Tamper Protection setting

1. In the search box on the taskbar, type Windows Security & then select Windows Security in the list of results.
2. In Windows Security, select Virus & threat protection & then under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings.
3. Change the Tamper Protection setting to On or Off.

Via:Microsoft