


You can cancel the scan at any time, but it will discard the results of the scan, and not remove any malware that may have been found.Īfter the scan is complete, the program will restart your computer, normally. You will not be able to use your computer while this scan is running (mostly takes 15 minutes). On restart, your PC will begin scanning automatically. If the program finds any malware on the system, you will get a notification as shown in the picture.Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Defender Offline, and then select Scan Offline.On a computer running Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Windows Defender indicates that an offline scan is required.Your anti-malware product repeatedly says it has detected malware, but it fails to remove it, or it keeps coming back.The device is behaving strangely, but nothing was found with a normal anti-malware scan.
