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Schedule a scan in Windows defender on Windows 10 - Thats what we gonna see in this post...

Works on Windows 10

Creators Update, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and other editions of Windows like Windows 10

earlier builds like Aug 2015 and Nov 2015 builds.

Do you need any third party Software?

No,we dont need an additional software to do this schedule a scan on Windows 10 PC as such

options are inbuilt inside our PC, we dont need an auto scan app for Windows 10, Also you

dont need to know scan commands to schedule a scan on Windows 10 PC and execute on cmd, 

as i had explained the easiest way in this post.

How to do it ?

Just follow the below steps..

1) Press Windows Key

2) Type scheduled tasks

3) Select the top most result scheduled tasks 

4) Expand Task scheduler Library on left pane

5) Expand Microsoft

6) Expand Windows



7) Scroll down and double click on Windows Defender folder

8) On your right pane, you can see some options changing now..

double click or single Click on Windows defender scheduled Scan

9) It will open Windows defender Scheduled Scan properties

10) On that, click on Triggers tab



11) Click on New ( which would be on the bottom of the window)

12) Now, it will open New trigger window

13) Now, configure the time you wish to perform scan for on the settings, like start time and end

time..

and click OK.

Thats it..

Like these, you can scan your computer for virus on a schedule on any Windows 10 laptop and

windows 10 desktops.

Windows Defender version update - How to check or find the current version of windows 10 you are

using in your windows 10 desktop or laptop. Updated to Windows 10 Anniversary update build of

Windows 10.

In our last post, we had see what is windows defender offline and how to launch it on Windows 10.

in this post, lets see how to find the installed version of Windows Defender, so that you can

download the latest version of Windows defender when needed.

Do you need any software ?

Windows defender is an inbuilt antivirus / malware protector so we dont need any software to find

the Windows defender version.

then, how to find it ?

just follow the below steps...

How to find version of Windows defender im using right now...

1) Open settings

[Helpful link : How to open settings using different methods in Windows 10]

2) Click on Update & security

3) It will open a a new window,Select Windows defender on the left pane

4) Now, after you clicked you can see many options on the right pane..

5) Scroll down till you find Windows defender Offline.
Below, to that you will find version info,,



under that, you will see the version of Windows defender you are using now..

Thats it..

Hope it is helpful.

Are you a beginner ? then here are all posts that deals with mastering basics of Windows 10.

Click to see all the basic tutorials

Real time protection in Windows defender : How to turn on or turn off real time protection in

Windows 10 - Thats what we gonna see in this post..

If you are looking for the antivirus or malware protector that comes with windows 10 then, likely it

is called Windows defender. When you install an application you will be prompted to enable real

time protection if windows defender real time protection is turned off, the agent that turned off may

be you are some malware.. Whoever it may be here is an guide to show how to turn on real time

protection back again or disable real time protection in Windows 10.

Do you need to turn off or turn on real time protection on windows 10 ?

No,  you dont need to download an software to turn off or turn on  Windows defender real time

protection on Windows 10.

then, where to find it?

just follow the steps below..


How to turn off real time protection of Windows defender in Windows 10 :

Note : Turning off real protection is not recommended as some harmful applications in the name of

Crack for software will affect your PC health, So think before you do..

If you are searching for a way to disable real time protection, then

simply

1) Open settings

[Helpful link : How to open settings using different methods in Windows 10]

2) Click on Update & security

3) It will open a a new window,Select Windows defender on the left pane
4) Now, you will see the Windows defender settings on the right pane, Find Real time protection

and click on the left side of the option.

So that it looks OFF.

Thats it, you had turned off real time protection of Windows 10..

If your Windows defender keeps turning on Automatically, then it is not your fault, it is

programmed to turn on automatically??.

How to turn on real time protection in Windows 10 ..



Just follow the above steps 1 to 4

While on step 4, simply tap/click on the right side of the option,so that it looks on.

Note : If  real time protection is grayed out, then there it is more likely some other antivirus

programs running on your Windows 10, uninstall it and follow the same steps

Thats it..

Windows defender will run even though some other antivirus is running on your PC, click to see about it [Link]

Hope it is helpful

Enjoy.

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Windows Defender Offline is the new feature that was introduced in Windows 10 [Since i was on my

insider build ,I dont remember the exact build version] but i think it is on anniversary build of

Windows 10.

Ok, Coming to the point, in this post lets see what is windows defender Offline and how to use

windows defender offline in Windows 10.

What is Windows defender Offline ?



Windows defender offline is an option that was like a rescue cd (if you are aware of third party

softwares like Bitdefender rescue cd, then it is similar to it ) It when started will program itself to

start right before the Windows Installation start booting, and will begin to start to start scanning your

PC.

To say in a single sentence, its like a Rescue cd that can be used to clean malware and virus threats

in your PC.

Do you need to download Windows Defender Offline on windows 10 ?

No, it is an inbuilt tool, so you dont need to download Windows defender offline on Windows 10.

then, where to find it?

just follow the steps below..

How to find Windows defender offline in my Windows 10 PC

1) Open settings

[Helpful link : How to open settings using different methods in Windows 10]

2) Click on Update & security

3) It will open a a new window,Select Windows defender on the left pane

4) Now, after you clicked you can see many options on the right pane..

5) Scroll down till you find Windows defender Offline.



6) You Will find the Scan Offline option.

7) Click on it.

It will immediately restart your PC

Wait, for sometime.. It will load Windows logo and Please wait text..

After that it will open windows defender offline where the scan process will begin.

After scan results, you can close the window, which will restart your PC..

Wait for sometime, as it will take sometime for windows to boot into desktop (experienced??????)

Thats it..