Defender Quick Scan Due?


  1. Steve C
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    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
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    Defender Quick Scan Due?


    Periodically, all my PCs show a yellow icon on the Defender taskbar icon that a Quick Scan is due which you then have to launch manually. Is there a way of setting a Quick Scan to run automatically when Windows deems a scan is due?
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  3. FreeBooter
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    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
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    You can schedule a task to perform a quick scan.

    How to use Microsoft Defender Antivirus with Command Prompt on Windows 10 | Windows Central
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