📚 Windows 10 May 2020 Update: Potentially Unwanted App Blocker Now Available

One of the new features coming to users with the release of the May 2020 Update for Windows 10 is support for blocking Potentially Unwanted Apps, or PUAs, at operating system level. So technically, users can enable the OS to block potentially unwanted apps and thus further enhance the security of the device, all using an automated engine once the feature is activated. “Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) are a category of software that can cause your machine to run slowly, display unexpected ads, or at worst, install other software which may be more harmful or annoying. Windows Security has reputation-based protection that can help protect your PC from potentially unwanted applications. Potentially unwanted app blocking was first introduced in Windows 10 May 2020 update.” Microsoft explains. First and foremost, there are several categories of software that Microsoft considers to be part of the Potentially Unwanted Apps group. As ...