Quick Tip: How to use Windows Defender Offline in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 1, 2016

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Quick Tip: How to use Windows Defender Offline in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

 

A new feature in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update allows users to easily execute a scan of their system with Windows Defender at boot up.

This method of scanning, prior to Windows starting, can be very useful to deal with some forms of malware and viruses that are difficult to remove when Windows is already loaded up.

The process of running Windows Defender Offline is very simple to start just make sure you are not in the middle of any other activities on your device because once you initiate this offline scan it will begin almost immediately.

This gallery will show you how to get it started and what the scanning screens look like.

Note: These images were taken of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in a Virtual Machine so I could grab screenshots of the offline scanning interface/process. That is why there is extra chrome/VM interface around the screen images.

Be sure to check out all of our Windows 10 Anniversary Update Coverage.

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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