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There may be times when you’ll want to exclude specific files, folders, file types, or processes from being scanned, such as if these are trusted items and you are certain you don’t need to take time to scan them. Learn more about using Controlled folder access Exclude items from virus scans If you add additional folders, they become protected as well. This means that content in any of these folders cannot be accessed or changed by any unknown or untrusted apps. When you turn on Controlled folder access, a lot of the folders you use most often will be protected by default. This is a powerful tool to make your files safer from ransomware. You can also add additional apps to the trusted list so they can make changes in those folders. Use the Controlled folder access setting to manage which folders untrusted apps can make changes to. This setting is turned on, by default, for consumers. With Tamper Protection turned on, important settings like real-time protection, can't be easily or accidentally turned off. Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings can occasionally get changed by malicious, or careless, apps or processes or sometimes by unaware people. Tamper Protection defends your security settings If you're concerned about a file and want to make sure it was submitted for evaluation you can select Submit a sample manually to send us any file you want. Microsoft will notify you if you need to send additional files, and alert you if a requested file contains personal information so you can decide whether or not you want to send that file or not. If you’re connected to the cloud with cloud-delivered protection, you can have Defender automatically send suspicious files to Microsoft to check them for potential threats. Send us files with automatic sample submission This will result in more accurately identifying, stopping, and fixing, threats. This setting allows Microsoft Defender to get constantly updated improvements from Microsoft while you're connected to the internet. Provide your device with access to the latest threat definitions and threat behavior detection in the cloud. Note: If the device you’re using is part of an organization, your system administrator may prevent you from turning off real-time protection.

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This will restart your device, so be sure to save files you may have open.įor more information see Help protect my PC with Microsoft Defender Offline. This happens after a restart, without loading Windows, so any persistent malware has a more difficult time hiding or defending itself. Run it when you are concerned that your device has been exposed to malware or a virus, or if you want to scan your device without being connected to the Internet. Uses the latest definitions to scan your device for the latest threats. Scans only files and folders that you select. Scans every file and program on your device.Ĭustom scan. Select this link to choose from one of the following advanced scan options:įull scan.

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If Windows Security recommends that you run one of the other types of scans, you'll be notified when the Quick scan is done.

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This option is useful when you don’t want to spend the time running a full scan on all your files and folders. Concerned that you may have done something to introduce a suspicious file or virus to your device? Select Quick scan (called Scan now in previous versions of Windows 10) to immediately check your device for any recent threats. Run the scans you wantĮven though Windows Security is turned on and scans your device automatically, you can perform an additional scan whenever you want. Note: If you are using third-party antivirus software, you’ll be able to use its virus and threat protection options here.

See threats that have been quarantined before they can affect you and anything identified as a threat that you have allowed to run on your device. Start a new quick scan or go into scan options to run a more extensive or custom scan.

See the last time a scan was run on your device, how long it took, and how many files were scanned. See any threats currently found on your device. You can also run different types of scans, see the results of your previous virus and threat scans, and get the latest protection offered by Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Virus & threat protection in Windows Security helps you scan for threats on your device. In early versions of Windows 10, Windows Security is called Windows Defender Security Center. This is because the built-in security of Windows in S mode automatically prevents viruses and other threats from running on your device. If you're running Windows in S mode it's streamlined for tighter security, so the Virus & threat protection area has fewer options than those described here.

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