{"id":27695,"date":"2021-01-04T02:21:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T20:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/?p=27695"},"modified":"2021-01-06T02:18:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:48:33","slug":"how-to-enable-or-disable-controlled-folder-access-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/how-to-enable-or-disable-controlled-folder-access-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable or Disable Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Starting with the Microsoft Windows 10 build 16232, the Controlled Folder Access is introduced in the Microsoft Defender application. The Controlled Folder Access allows you to safeguard your valuable data from modification by malicious apps or threats such as ransomware. It is especially useful in helping protect against ransomware that attempts to encrypt your files and hold them hostage. The Controlled Folder Access continually monitors and reviews the applications(any executable file, including .exe, .scr, .dll files and others) that can make changes in the sensitive protected folders. It has been reported that the usual apps trying to access these folders are marked as malicious and harmful by the Windows Defender just to keep you aware of the applications trying to access the protected folders. However, this feature interferes the typical workflow of your system, and it is recommended that you should set a set of allowed applications to prevent them from being blocked unnecessarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips:<\/strong> You can visit the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint demo scenarios by clicking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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