Instructions for using anti-malware feature on Windows 10

Defender Security Center is a new feature on Windows 10 Creator Update, upgrading many customizations compared to the previous Windows Defender. This tool helps protect your computer more effectively with built-in anti-malware features.

Defender Security Center is one of the important improvements that helps strengthen security for Windows 10. If you haven't upgraded yet, you should do it now to enjoy the new features.

Instructions for using anti-malware features on Windows 10 with Defender Security Center

Step 1: Open the Start Menu, type Defender Security Center, then select the displayed result.

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Step 2: In Defender Security Center, click Home. If the message Your Device is being protected appears, your device is protected.

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Step 3: Next, click on Virus & threat Protection and select Quick Scan to scan for viruses.

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Step 4: To turn off Defender Security Center, select Virus & threat protection settings.

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Step 5: In Virus & threat protection settings, switch Real-time Protection to OFF to turn it off.

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Step 6: After turning off, there will be a notification on the Desktop screen to warn you.

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Step 7: To turn it back on, just do the opposite from step 4, but make sure Real-time Protection is set to On.

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Step 8: To complete activation, open the Start Menu, type security, and then go to Security and Maintenance.

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Step 9: In the Security and Maintenance section, go to Security and select Turn on now .

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At this step, we have completed turning on Defender Security Center as well as using the anti-malware feature on the new Windows 10.

Using the anti-malware feature on Windows 10 through Defender Security Center helps protect your computer effectively. If you do not want to upgrade to Windows 10 Creator Update, Windows Defender is still a safe choice. In particular, when scanning compressed files, Defender works very well. You can also customize Defender, integrate it into the right-click menu to easily scan for viruses at any time. To do this, you can refer to the article on how to add Windows Defender to the right-click menu.

In addition, if you have any questions or concerns about Windows Defender, you can send us your questions or leave a comment here. We will respond to your questions as soon as possible to help you solve the problem.