Security News > 2023 > July > Microsoft enhances Windows 11 Phishing Protection with new features
Microsoft is further enhancing the Windows 11 Enhanced Phishing Protection by testing a new feature that warns users when they copy and paste their Windows password into websites and documents.
With the release of Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new security feature called Enhanced Phishing protection, designed to protect your Windows and Active Directory domain credentials from being obtained by threat actors.
When Microsoft first released the new Windows Enhanced Phishing protection, it only warned users when they manually typed their Windows password into a document or web login page.
With the release of Windows 11 Insider Dev build 23506, Microsoft has enhanced the phishing protection feature by now detecting the copy and paste of a user's Windows password.
As this feature is not enabled by default, Windows users should turn it on by going to Windows Security > App & browser control > Reputation-based protection > Phishing protection and putting checkmarks under all three options, as shown below.
Finally, it must be noted that the Windows 11 Phishing protection feature does not work if you use Windows Hello, such as PIN or biometrics, to log in to Windows.
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