How can I change this?ĭefender's default Quick Scans are short so they do not inconvenience the user. I see various options at Settings, but how do I schedule scans, other than Defender's default? I don't want Defender to scan regularly. Files to exclude, as well as which drives to scan, can be found on the left of the Settings tab.Ĥ. You may want to create a shortcut on your Taskbar if you change settings often or manually update each day. How do I exclude specific files from Defender Scans?Īgain, by searching for Defender you can access its settings. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update added a new feature in the event that signatures are delayed for some reason: Cloud protection still is updated and running.ģ. Simply open Defender and click the Update button on the Updates Tab. If you do not enable automatic updating in Windows, you can manually update Defender.

The helpers there can provide instructions and/or a link to the vendor's detailed instructions.ĭefender will update daily if you have selected for Windows to provide automatic updates.

If there is a question please post on Lenovo's Security & Malware forum. It is advisable to use the vendor's instructions and removal tool for doing that. *NOTE: If you are installing an anti-virus (ESET, Avast!, Kaspersky, etc.) other than the one pre-installed by Lenovo, make sure you have removed all components of McAfee, Norton, etc. Open your new AV and confirm that its protection is running. Make sure 'Turn on real-time protection' is unchecked. You can always check via Windows Control Panel or by searching for Defender. Defender should automatically disable itself when another AV comes onboard and is activated. Can I keep McAfee? Can I install an anti-virus application from another vendor? I have Windows 8 (or 10) on my new computer, but McAfee was also preinstalled. I thought that it is not good to run two anti-virus applications. Thus, if you have Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10 running on your computer, you already have anti-virus/anti-spyware protection running by default.ġ. Since Windows 8 both of those have been combined into ' Defender' and pre-installed as a component of Windows 8/8.1 and 10 operating systems.

Windows Defender was an anti-spyware application that could be installed as well.

Microsoft's anti-virus, Microsoft Security Essentials, could be manually installed on computers running Windows 7 and earlier.

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