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is there a virus cancel option on defender? when it starts, it makes other work impossible

George Stratigakis 0 Reputation points
2025-07-23T14:32:16.2966667+00:00

is there a virus cancel option on defender? when it starts, it makes other work impossible.

how about on/off?

or scan when I choose?

navigating to these settings should be easier; and of course, when defender is scanning take minutes to get to

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  1. Catherine Kyalo 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2025-11-25T13:52:35.0533333+00:00

    Hi

    An option is to Schedule scans to typically run when the device is idle - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/schedule-antivirus-scans

    Refer to this to troubleshoot scan issues during a scan https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-mdav-scan-issues

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