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Win10 Fall Creators Update “Controlled folder access” anti-ransomware feature is live

Posted on October 23, 2017 at 05:53 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

Catalin Cimpanu at Bleepingcomputer details the way to turn the feature on.

I haven’t played with it yet, but Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) reports that it’s pretty good — definitely first generation — with caveats.

Have you had a chance to try it? What do you think?

Windows Patches/Security Controlled Folder Access, Protected Folders

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