
Now, it will restart, and during this, it will perform a Microsoft Defender Offline scan.

It is advised that you save your unsaved files.

How to Run an Offline Scan with Microsoft Defender from Windows Security Your PC is likely to restart, and during this, Windows Security will perform an offline scan.Next, execute the Start-MpWDOScan command, and Hit enter.Open CMD (Command Prompt) or PowerSheel as admin.How to Run a Microsoft Defender Offline Scan from CMD or PowerSheelīefore performing this, ensure you have saved your unsaved files, or close the application, because with this your PC is going to restart. Follow the following instructions as mentioned down below. Before proceeding, ensure that you have logged in with the administrator.

Today in this article, we will be sharing a guide to performing an offline scan to clean the malware from the endpoint on Windows 11, and WIndows 10 using Windows Security (Microsoft Defnder Antivirus). From there, malware won’t be able to bypass the Windows Shell because it lets you boot and run a scan from a trusted environment. Windows Security can scan the kernel for this.
