From PC World: Microsoft launched Windows 11 as the most secure Windows ever built—and the marketing was almost convincing at the time. Almost five years later, I can’t say the same. And that’s a problem.
A recent bug in Windows was the final straw. About a week ago, Microsoft confirmed users are mistakenly being alerted that Defender, Windows’ native antivirus protection, has been turned off.
On the back of earlier issues this summer with system startup and BitLocker recovery, and the messy process of Secure Boot certificate updates, Microsoft’s fumbles no longer feel like occasional one-offs. Nor are they minor. (Not when you can’t boot your system at all. Or you have a momentary heart attack because BitLocker unexpectedly demands its recovery key.)
Family members have asked me to explain Secure Boot certificates to them and why they weren’t updated automatically. If they run into Defender’s latest woes, I’ll have to explain Microsoft Defender Antivirus to them and field questions on why the error even happened. These conversations aren’t easy because they sit on top of a continual pile.
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