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How to protect the browser from viruses in Windows 11

If you are wondering: what is Windows Defender Application Guard? And want to know how to protect your browser against viruses, read this post. Microsoft Defender Application Protection is a web browser add-on available for Edge, Chrome and Firefox that provides Hyper-V isolation on Windows 11 to protect users from potentially harmful content on the web.

Knowing how to protect the browser from viruses in Windows 11 is a very important tool for Chrome, Firefox and Edge so that the user can browse safely. Because, application and browser control creates a separate environment from the rest of the operating system.

In this post, we are going to guide you through the necessary steps to know how to secure internet browsing in Windows 11. So, follow the steps below and let us know if you managed to figure out how to make Google Chrome more secure, or Microsoft Edge, or Mozilla Firefox.

How to Enable Browser Protection in Windows 11

To browse more securely and protect your privacy in Windows 11, follow these steps:

  1. Open the search
  2. Type Windows security.
  3. Click on the answer.

4. Click App & Browser Control.

  1. Find the Isolated browsing section.
  2. Click Install Windows Defender Application Guard.

7. Check Microsoft Defender Application Guard.

  1. Click OK.

Note: Windows needs to restart your PC to finish installing the requested changes.

  1. Click Restart Now.

After following the steps above, Windows 11 App & Browser Protection will protect your browser from viruses and malware.

Summary

If you’re wondering which browser is safer from viruses, learn how to turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard to turn on application and browser control in Windows Security.

So, follow the steps above and let us know in the comments if you managed to enable app and browser control correctly.

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