A below-the-radar security feature in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, aka version 1709 released last week, can stop ransomware and other file-scrambling nasties dead.The controlled folder access mechanism within Windows Defender prevents suspicious applications from changing the contents of selected protected folders.Though controlled folder access has been known about for months – it surfaced with Insider builds earlier this summer – the feature is only now being thrust into the spotlight with the general public release of the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10.The feature can be enabled through the Windows Defender Security Center App for most users, and...