Windows 10: Defender scans only 2 files and some items were skipped

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  1. PAULPCHOU
    PaulPChou Win User

    Defender scans only 2 files and some items were skipped


    How to fix Defender scans only few files in quick scan or full scan and some items were skipped in Windows 11? Plan to repair install if no other solutions.

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    PaulPChou, Aug 27, 2021
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  2. DAVIDREVESZ
    davidrevesz Win User

    Items skipped during scan

    I have recently been receiving the following message when I run the defender quick/full scans.

    "Items skipped during scan.

    The windows defender antivirus scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings."

    I can't think of any recent changes I have made to my computer.

    Any suggestions?

    Thank you.
     
    davidrevesz, Aug 27, 2021
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  3. CLIFF S
    Cliff S Win User
    New Defender Platform 4.18.2003.4-0 - Items skipped during scan Alert

    Just adding to your post: Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug | Born's Tech and Windows World
     
    Cliff S, Aug 27, 2021
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  4. FARVATTEN
    Farvatten Win User

    Defender scans only 2 files and some items were skipped

    New Defender Platform 4.18.2003.4-0 - Items skipped during scan Alert

    ----- Update March 25, 2020 ------

    Now Fixed by Microsoft's latest platform: 4.18.2003.8-0

    Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug


    Just received the latest Defender Platform 4.18.2003.4-0 on both machines in the early AM of Tuesday the 10th, 8 hours before .719 was released but right after this Defender 4.18.2003.4-0 Platform update.

    Both received this new alert message about skipping an item during a Quick Scan - 'scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings'.

    I have no exclusions!

    And, I have never made any changes to my network scanning settings that I know of. Everything under WD's 'Firewall and network protection' is default 'ON'

    Anyone else seeing this?


    Defender scans only 2 files and some items were skipped [​IMG]


    After further tests by re-imaging my machine back to before this platform update, and then running a scan and NOT seeing this '...scan skipped an item' message, and then updating just the platform, and AGAIN immediately seeing it reappear, I'm certain this is tied to this latest 4.18.2003.4-0 platform update, and in any subsequently released platforms, 4.18.2003.5-0 and 4.18.2003.6-0 now seen 2 weeks later by others, and regardless of the monthly CU's


    This issue is triggered for some by any of the Window's Defender Platform updates after and including, 4.18.2003.4-0, and is not due to a virus or a CU, but a change by Microsoft's in the default network scan setting in newer Defender platform engines.

    It seems that in the older Windows Defender engines, network scanning was enabled by default, which apparently for some reason Microsoft's documentation does NOT recommend:

    " -DisableScanningNetworkFiles

    Indicates whether to scan for network files. If you specify a value of $False or do not specify a value, Windows Defender scans network files. If you specify a value of $True, Windows Defender does not scan network files. We do not recommend that you scan network files."


    More here:

    Windows 10: Fix for skipped Defender scans

    Windows Defender Fix For Windows 10: Enable Network Scanning


    Now Fixed by Microsoft's latest platform: 4.18.2003.8-0

    Update KB4052623: Microsoft fixes Defender Scan Skip Bug | Born's Tech and Windows World
     
    Farvatten, Aug 27, 2021
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