Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Baseline Security Mode to Limit Unsigned Apps and Drivers

Microsoft Plans Smartphone-Style Permission Prompts for Windows 11 Apps

Microsoft is planning to bring smartphone-style app permission prompts to Windows 11, requiring apps to get explicit user consent before they can access sensitive resources like the file system, camera and microphone. The company's Windows Platform engineer Logan Iyer said the move was prompted by a...

Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Baseline Security Mode to Limit Unsigned Apps and Drivers

Microsoft is working on changes to make Windows 11 more secure by default by limiting the apps and drivers that can run on the operating system. The Redmond-based tech giant is exploring a configuration where only properly signed applications and drivers would be allowed to execute on the system, unless users manually toggle the setting. This move is part of Microsoft’s broader push to strengthen Windows security in response to rising threats.

Microsoft wants Windows 11 “secure by default," could allow only properly signed apps and drivers by default

Microsoft just announced a per-app permission system, just like Android, for Windows 11, to make the OS “secure by default”. Soon, Windows is said to allow only properly signed apps and drivers to run. This is still an experiment, and we don’t know when it’ll become the default behaviour, but it’s being considered, and we might see changes soon. Of course, you’ll be able to turn off all new security features. For decades, Windows has walked a di…