windows defender automatically scan thumb drives


  1. Fungi
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    Windows 10
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    windows defender automatically scan thumb drives


    plugged in USB thumb drive opened windows explorer right clicked drive scan with windows defender and it said scanning pc but it never shows any options so I dont know if it scanned pc or usb for sure why or not
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  3. garydexter
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    It scans where the right-click is focused - in this case, the USB drive
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  4. davidhk
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    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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    Fungi said:
    plugged in USB thumb drive opened windows explorer right clicked drive scan with windows defender and it said scanning pc but it never shows any options so I dont know if it scanned pc or usb for sure why or not
    I just finished scanning my usb drive with Windows Defender.
    Right click at usb drive > click Scan with Windows Defender >
    When it starts, it looks like this...................

    windows defender automatically scan thumb drives-wd-scanning-my-usb-drive.jpg

    When it finishes, it shows this...................
    windows defender automatically scan thumb drives-wd-scanning-my-usb-drive-final.jpg
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