Here is a comparison between Windows Defender for Windows Security Quick, Full, Custom, and Offline Scans - and when you should run them.

If your PC is infected with persistent malware such as Rootkits, you should consider using Windows Defender Offline scan feature. In this article, you'll learn how Windows Defender Offline scan ...

Microsoft includes tools for scanning for viruses and spyware in Windows 10. Here's how to use find and use Windows Defender in the operating system.

Using Windows Defender from the Command Prompt provides advanced control and automation capabilities, making it particularly useful for scripting and managing multiple systems.

If Windows Defender or Windows Security Quick scan is not working in Windows 11/10 you need to take these steps to resolve the issue.

How to see the offline scan results When to use Windows Defender Offline You might be wondering exactly why or when you'd want to use Windows Defender Offline, rather than the regular scan.

A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning.

I prefer to have all my scheduled system tasks centralised...so I'd like to schedule a Defender scan using the *Vista's Task Scheduler*, rather than configuring it with the scan options in ...

Windows Defender Antivirus doesn't scan removable drives during full scans by default, but there are ways to enable the functionality. Here's how.

Windows 10 users were presented with a message that stated "Items skipped during scan" when using Windows Defender version 4.18.2003 or later.