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How to remove McAfee from Windows 11
Follow our detailed McAfee removal guide if you want to remove all traces of the antivirus software from your Windows 11 PC.
McAfee was one of the most popular antivirus products back in the day. However, improvements to the Windows Security app have pretty much rendered McAfee useless for the average PC user. These days, McAfee is no longer considered an essential app; instead, it is viewed as bloatware tacked on many systems by laptop manufacturers.
Microsoft wants to eliminate NTLM authentication from Windows
Microsoft has expressed the intention to phase out NTLM authentication in Windows 11 in favor of Kerberos with new fallback mechanisms in place.
Security is at the forefront for Microsoft when it comes to Windows, which is expected seeing that its operating system is utilized by over a billion users. Over a year ago, the company announced that it is getting rid of Server Message Block version 1 (SMB1) in Windows 11 Home, and today, it has revealed that it is looking to phase out NT LAN Manager (NTLM) user authentication in favor of Kerberos.
Windows 10 will automatically block unwanted apps later this month
Microsoft is enabling a new feature in Windows 10 that automatically blocks potentially unwanted apps. This is also cimng to Windows 11.
Microsoft is enabling a new security feature in Windows 10 which automatically blocks potentially unwanted apps (PUAs). The ability to block PUAs in Windows isn't completely new, and Microsoft added this option to Windows Security with the May 2021 Update for Windows 10. However, it's disabled by default, so you have to go into the Settings to enable it yourself. Now, according to a security bulletin posted by Microsoft and spotted by Bleeping Computer, that's changing.