Windows 10: Defender offline scan will not start - after saying yes to restart now -and scan does nothing ?

Discus and support Defender offline scan will not start - after saying yes to restart now -and scan does nothing ? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello I have Windows 10 Home " OS build 19041.610 " - have tried sfc /scannow and it found some broken registrys and fixed them.. ran again and says... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by PeterPascoe2, Nov 10, 2020.

  1. PETERPASCOE2
    PeterPascoe2 Win User

    Defender offline scan will not start - after saying yes to restart now -and scan does nothing ?


    Hello

    I have Windows 10 Home " OS build 19041.610 " -

    have tried sfc /scannow and it found some broken registrys and fixed them.. ran again and says all good....

    tried manually restarting after clicking yes to scan now and nothing and no restart, but just loads back up as normal to login screen,

    Is there a special way to do it with this version of build or should i just wait until next monthly update so it updates all system ?

    :)
     
    PeterPascoe2, Nov 10, 2020
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  2. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User

    Defender Periodic Scanning or Offline Scanning?

    That link does suggest it's useful to use Defender offline scanning in addition to periodic scanning and a third party real time anti virus (e.g. Kaspersky).
     
    Steve C, Nov 10, 2020
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  3. MECHNUKE
    MecHNuke Win User
    Unable to start Windows Defender offline scan

    When attempting to start an offline scan in Windows Defender, the following happens:

    • I am prompted to save my work and warned this will restart my computer
    • I click "Scan"
    • The advanced scans window is shown, with "Time elapsed:__" and "__ files scanned" left blank. As well as an empty grey progress bar.

    The computer does not restart, even if waiting the suggested 15 minutes. Nothing happens. How can I fix this?

    (I've seen there are one or two other threads related to this topic, but I didn't see any actual resolution and the comments seem to have dried up)

    Version: Windows 10 (1709)
     
    MecHNuke, Nov 10, 2020
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  4. JORGE TAN
    Jorge Tan Win User

    Defender offline scan will not start - after saying yes to restart now -and scan does nothing ?

    offline scan by win defender

    Hi,

    To further assist you with your concern with Windows Defender, follow the steps below:

    • Open the Run window by pressing Window + R button.
    • Then type services.msc and hit "Enter".
    • Look for Windows defender service in the list and right click on it and select start.
    • Once Windows defender is opened try to do the offline scan on that window.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Jorge Tan, Nov 10, 2020
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