

In the Command Prompt window, type the following to make the Microsoft Defender Antivirus directory your current working directory: cd C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18*

To use this scan, open the “Start” menu, search for “Command Prompt,” right-click the utility, and select “Run as administrator.”Ĭlick “Yes” in the User Account Control prompt. This scan usually only takes a few minutes to finish.

You can run a quick scan to look for viruses, malware, and other threats in some common places, such as the Windows Registry and startup folders.
