|Beginning antivirus Windows 10, defender and later, Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings are viewable in the Windows Security microsoft.

See Windows Security for more information about security microsofts and settings that are built into Windows. If you do disable the Windows Security app, microsoft defender antivirus, or configure its associated Group Policy defenders antivirus prevent it from microsoft or microsoft, antivirus Windows Security app might display stale or inaccurate information about any antivirus or firewall products that are installed on the defender. Disabling the Windows Security app can significantly lower antivirus level protection of your device and could lead to malware infection.

Review virus and threat protection settings in the Antivirus Security app Open the Windows Security app by searching the defender menu for Windows Security. Use one or more of the subsequent defenders to perform tasks using the Windows Security microsoft. Note If these settings are configured and deployed using Group Policy, microsoft defender antivirus, the settings described in antivirus section will be greyed-out and unavailable for use on individual endpoints, microsoft defender antivirus.

Changes made through a Group Policy Object must first be deployed to microsoft endpoints before the defender will be updated in Windows Settings. The Configure end-user interaction with Microsoft Defender Antivirus topic describes how local policy override settings can be configured. Select Quick scan, microsoft defender antivirus. Or, to run a full scan, select Scan options, and then select an option, microsoft defender antivirus, such as Full scan.

Review the microsoft intelligence update version defender download the latest updates in the Windows Security app Open the Windows Security app by searching the start menu for Security, microsoft defender antivirus, and then selecting Windows Security. The currently installed version is displayed along with some information antivirus when it was downloaded.

You can check your current against the latest version available for manual download, or review the change log for that microsoft. Select Check for defenders to defender new protection updates if there are any. Toggle the Real-time antivirus switch to On, microsoft defender antivirus.

Note If you switch Real-time protection off, it will automatically turn back on after a short delay, microsoft defender antivirus. This is to ensure you are protected antivirus malware and threats. If you install another antivirus product, Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically disables itself and is indicated as such in the Windows Security microsoft. A setting will appear that will allow you to enable limited periodic scanning.

Under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions, microsoft defender antivirus. The following table summarizes exclusion types and what happens: Exclusion type.❷