Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features to change whether you're shown app recommendations when trying to install apps from outside the Store.

With reputation-based protection Windows users can be better protected from potentially unwanted apps (PUA).

Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features to change whether you're shown app recommendations when trying to install apps from outside the Store.

Learn how to change default apps and protocol handlers in Windows, including an example about how to configure the default browser.

Storage Sense can automatically free up drive space for you by getting rid of items that you don't need, like temporary files and items in your Recycle Bin. For more info, see Manage drive space with Storage Sense .

PC Health Check app brings you up to date info on your Windows device health, helping you take action to improve your device performance and troubleshoot performance problems. It is periodically updated based on customer feedback to help you make the most of your Windows PC. How to open PC Health Check.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a technology built into Windows that helps protect you from executable code launching from places it's not supposed to. DEP does that by marking some areas of your PC's memory as being for data only, no executable code or apps will be allowed to run from those areas of memory.

Learn how to get older apps or programs to run on Windows 10 or Windows 11 by adjusting compatibility settings.

If your Windows device is running low on storage, here are a few ways to free up some drive space. Select Start > Settings > System > Storage . Turn on Storage Sense to have Windows delete unnecessary files automatically. Select Start > Settings > System > Storage > Cleanup recommendations.

Microsoft uses virtualization in Windows 11 for scenarios including Hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI), also called memory integrity, and the Virtual Machine Platform (VMP). VMP provides core virtual machine services for Windows.