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Windows Defender Real-Time Protection feature has encountered an error and failed. Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender/Operational has this error logged (in the same second of the attempted service start): "Windows Defender state updated to 10." and "Windows Defender state updated to 2." (in the same second). In the event log (Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender/WHC) there are two events signalling the attempted service start: When i attempt to start the WinDefend service manually, it returns "Error 0x80070003: The system cannot find the path specified". I found out about the issue when Windows Update couldn't install Defender updates/signatures (but other WU work fine). Ready! You now know how to scan your computer for viruses using Windows Defender.I have a WS2016 server where I cannot start the defender service. Thus, Windows Defender restarts your machine and scans for this type of virus before starting the operating system.

Windows Defender Offline scan - Some less conventional viruses cannot be detected with Windows running.

Custom scan - Only files or folders selected by you will be scanned.

It ends up slowing down the system while the process is being carried out

Full scan - Analyzes all files present on disks and programs that are running.

As you may have noticed above, here you get three other verification methods, which are:

Select the desired method and click "Check now".īy default, in Windows 10, this antivirus only automatically performs a quick scan, which is not the most effective method of protection.

At this point, you can now use the "Quick Scan" option, however, it is recommended that you enter "Advanced scan".

Now, click on “Protection against viruses and threats”.

Click on “Open Windows Defender Security Center”.

On the new screen, click on “Windows Defender”.

Press the "Win + I" keys together to open the Windows 10 "Settings" screen and enter "Update and security".