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. Over the weekend, we reported that ...

Update: This issue is now resolved in "Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.301.1684.0)" definitions. Microsoft has released a new update for Windows ...

If when you attempt to run a Microsoft Defender scan on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 device, but the AV scan fails and you receive the error code 0x8007139f, then ...

Microsoft has had more than its fair share of Windows 10 quality control problems over the past few months, with one of the most recent ones relating to its Windows Defender anti-malware software. As ...

Windows users have a built-in antivirus program that is expected to be on the job looking for viruses and other threats that could compromise the security of a computer. A major bug has been reported ...

Struggling with Windows Defender not turning on in Windows 11? Discover proven, step-by-step fixes to restore your security. Quick solutions for real-time protection issues without hassle.

If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Clear browser cache Run AV scan using third-party tools ...

Windows 11 has a Dev Drive feature built on Microsoft's Resilient File System (ReFS) and paired with asynchronous Defender scans. You may be overlooking this feature, but it's a real productivity hack ...

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 Defender ...