What Is Smart App Control? And How To Enable Phishing Protection In Windows 11?

Recently Microsoft announced new security features for Windows 11 especially considering the new hybrid work models which many people are adopting these days. These new security updates will enhance the protection of the users in a better way covering all the hardware, software, or cloud.

David Weston, the Microsoft Vice President of Enterprise and Operating System Security gives a description. That the Smart App Control is a major significant upgrade in the Windows 11 security model. Like by default Windows security protects the users from harmful or malicious programs to get unintentionally installed or run in our system. But this new ‘Smart App Control’ feature is in question. That one feature can force users to reinstall the windows 11 operating system in order to use this feature. So let’s just try to understand what is smart app control? How To Enable Phishing Protection In Windows 11?

What Is Smart App Control?

Microsoft Smart App Control has a significant improvement in terms of protection against malware, including old or new malicious threats. And also Smart App Control blocks malicious apps or untrusted apps that cause harm to the system. Like they can slow down the system or device, show malicious ads, install unwanted software, and many more things which you’re not expecting.

How To Enable Smart App Control?

The quickest way to access these settings are:

1. Tap the Start button in windows. Or click the Windows Key on the Keyboard.
2. Search Smart App Control in the search bar.
3. Select the Smart App Control system settings from the results.

OR

1. Tap the Start button in windows. Or click the Windows Key on the Keyboard.
2. Search Windows Security
3. Select the App & Browser Control > Smart App Control

How Does Smart App Control Work?

Whenever we try to open an app on our windows devices, the intelligent cloud-powered security service of Microsoft Smart App Control checks the app and makes a convincing prediction that the particular app is safe to use or not. If the Microsoft security service believes that the app user is opening is safe then it will allow the user to use the app. And if it is not then it will block the app and it will not allow it to run.

Now you were thinking what if Microsoft security service were unable to make a convincing prediction? Right? So in that case, Microsoft security service is not able to make any predictions. Then the Microsoft Smart App Control checks the signature of the app. If it finds the valid signature then it allows the app to run on the device. And if the signature is not valid then Microsoft Smart App Control will block the app and not allow the app to run on the device.

Unable To See Smart App Control Option In Setting?

By ensuring the safety of Windows 11 users by allowing only properly licensed and authorised applications to run on the system. But there is a drawback to this. Smart App Control is developed at the core of the operating system. If you are unable to see the Smart App Control option in the setting then the user needs to reset and reinstall its operating system in order to make use of this new security feature. But the newly installed or freshly installed users of windows 11 will be unaffected.

What Is Evaluation Mode?

This is a phase during which Microsoft Windows tries to check if you’re a good user for Smart App Control. If you’re a good user then this Smart App Control will automatically turn on. If not then it will be turned off. The Smart App Control does not block anything while you’re in evaluation mode.

After the evaluation is finished. Or if the user tries to manually switch Smart App Control to On or Off, the user will not be able to return to evaluation mode until and unless you reinstall or reset your windows.

How To Enable Phishing Protection?

Microsoft has developed the latest security feature in windows 11 to protect users from phishing attacks. As users have faced so many phishing scams related to streaming services, filing taxes, and parking meters. This new phishing protection feature and other security feature is all set to arrive later this year.

When activated, the updated windows 11 phishing protection will drop notifications to users when a user tries to enter or provide there Microsoft account credentials to a website that is known for phishing attacks. It also protects users from misleading advertisements.

The quickest way to access these settings are:

1. Tap the Start button in windows. Or click the Windows Key on the Keyboard.
2. Search Windows Security.
3. Select the App & Browser Control > Reputation-based Protection > Phishing Protection.

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