Disabling Defender real-time protection let me still scan folder tree?


  1. pstein
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    Disabling Defender real-time protection let me still scan folder tree?


    Assume I disable real-time protection of Windows defender.

    To be sure: This does NOT mean that I disable Defender completely.
    I can still use it to scan a dir tree or even a whole partition on demand (e.g. by context menu).

    Correct?

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  3. Polo6RGTI
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    Windows 11 x64 23H2 (22631.3527)
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    Yes, you can still use Defender to scan.

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  4. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Assume I disable real-time protection of Windows defender.
    If you disable that by installing a 3rd party AV program, no- even if you try to use this:
    Add or Remove Scan with Windows Defender Context Menu in Windows 10

    If you have a 3rd party AV program installed, the Scan with Windows Defender context menu will be disabled by default until the 3rd party AV program is uninstalled.
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