Since upgrading to Windows 10 2004, I have encountered an issue with the tool Defragment & Optimize Drives. First of all, let me state that I have a SSD and realize that defragmentation is not...

Hasn't been working for me for quite a while. Defender autoscans once after each Windows 10 update I receive but not thereafter. After dealing with this issue for so long, I finally resolved just...

My Settings:
General - Location: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender
Run with Highest Privileges
Configured for Win 10
Conditions - Checks in Stop if computer...

Today, I turned off real time protection in Windows Defender and then rebooted my PC. Upon reboot, Defender had turned real time protection back on automatically. I waited awhile and rechecked...

Finally, my Windows Defender ran an autoscan again today. The only thing I had done differently was a suggestion from an earlier post in this thread by Borg 386. I turned off real time protection in...

I am quite sure the double slashes is not correct. I can't recall about the quotes. Since the scheduled task for doing this scan was so erratic and rarely worked on my pc, I have removed it so...

I didn't have any bloatware to remove since I had a clean install of Win 10 on this PC done at a local PC shop. I guess I am not the only one who doesn't seem to be able to get autoscan function...

Unfortunately, the auto scan only worked one time after doing this. I will just do one online demand scan each day as there seems to be no solution. Thanks for your help

I had to run a script in Command Prompt (Admin) and then set up a Windows Defender Auto Scan in Task Scheduler to get things back to working properly. I honestly believe the recent Anniversary...

I ran the command line text you gave me and then set up a scheduled scan within Task Manager. It ran perfectly!!!
Thanks so much for your assistance. I am not sure why the task had to be manually...

I have checked Task Scheduler but am not sure where to look to find the referenced task. Sorry as I am new to using this utility.

Please note that I can open Task Scheduler Library - Microsoft...

Hi There, I use Windows Defender on Windows 10 and have never had an issue. However, late last week it stopped performing its daily auto scans. I have not made any recent changes to my PC and do...

Bobby, Thanks so much for this useful information. First I had heard of this. It would have been nice if the Microsoft tech I chatted with this morning had known this. I will stop making manual...

I have a clean install of Win 10. Despite receiving several cumulative updates from Microsoft over the past several days, no automatic restore points have been created. System Restore is set to...

When I access Task Scheduler, an error appears that says SqmUpload_S-1-5-21......... no longer exists. To see the current tasks, click Refresh. However, the same message appears when I click...

Yes you need Defender on as well. Malwarebytes is not a full fledged anti virus product. I use the two of them together without issues. They target somewhat different items and complement one...

I upgraded from Win 7 to Win 10 this past week. All is well except for one thing. I received an update from Microsoft yesterday (Cumulative Update for Win 10 - KB3081424) and noted during the...