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October 2017

How to use Digital Gift Cards on Steam

Valve added the option to purchase digital gift cards to its Steam gaming platform recently which enables users to add funds to their friend's account.

The Steam platform supported physical gift cards for a long time. You could purchase a Steam gift card in retail outlets and online to add currency to an account's wallet. The money was then available for purchases on the Steam platform.

Configure Windows Defender Network protection in Windows 10

Network Protection is a new security feature of Windows Defender that Microsoft introduced in the Fall Creators Update for its Windows 10 operating system.

It extends Windows Defender SmartScreen by blocking outbound (HTTP and HTTPS) traffic connecting to resources that have a low reputation.

The feature is part of Windows Defender Exploit Guard, and it requires that Windows Defender is turned on, and that the security program's real-time protection feature is enabled as well.

Add blocked programs to Controlled Folder Access’ whitelist

Add Application to Controlled Folder is a handy PowerShell script which you may use to whitelist blocked programs by Windows 10's Controlled Folder Access feature.

Controlled Folder Access is a new security feature of Windows Defender that Microsoft introduced in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

The feature is not turned on by default; we have published detailed instructions on enabling the feature in the linked guide above.