Windows 10: Scan with Windows Defender Context Menu - Add in Windows 10

Hello Remco, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

It's about time. Thank you for the heads up.

 

after upgrade can't delete this line from right click. can someone help please?

 

Hello 10win10, *Smile

This tutorial will only remove the context menu that was added using this tutorial.

It will not remove the new one that was added by Microsoft that opens to Windows Defender.

 

hi
hope its ok to post this:

work to me *Smile

 

brink can you add this to the first post or do a new one?
i think its will help for many users!!!

 

I'll create a new tutorial soon for it since it's not the same as what this tutorial adds.

 

Ok. I've updated this tutorial to have a separate OPTION ONE and OPTION TWO. *Party

Option 1 = New context menu included in Windows 10 that scans in Windows Defender.

Option 2 = Custom context menu that scans in a command prompt.

 

Downloading the build 10586 as I type. I have removed the Command Prompt scan that I previously added. Thanks for the heads up remco8246 and Brink. I hope Microsoft has included the fix for the broken: right click the Task Bar, choose "Show Windows Side By Side". All they do at the moment is stack!

 

Brink... Is it possible to add the "Windows Defender" icon to the menus?

I have found several ready made *.reg files that have the icon included (see text below) but they just duplicate the now built-in option. The text below is for a File context menu but it includes the "Icon" link... Not a game changer but without the icon option gets a little lost in the menu... BTW great work. Thanks

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\scanwithwindowsdefender]
"MUIVerb"="Scan with Windows Defender"
"Icon"="%ProgramFiles%\\Windows Defender\\MSASCui.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\scanwithwindowsdefender\Command]
@=""C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MpCmdRun.exe" -scan -scantype 3 -file "%1""

 

Hello studioCJF, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

I'm afraid that I haven't seen a way to add an icon to the default "Scan with Windows Defender..." context menu yet.

 

Like I said not a game changer but would be nice...

I looked at the 5 different registry entries that you list and only one of them (see below) is remotely similar in structure to the one I posted earlier. But, since I only know enough to be dangerous I'll leave it to the professionals to figure out *Wink

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{09A47860-11B0-4DA5-AFA5-26D86198A780}\InprocServer32]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\shellext.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

Thanks again

 

OH no i don't use windows defender anymore and i thought this one was the one i added from you and i just used this option , i hope it did not remove the one that windows added , did i Brink, as i had windows defender disabled, and i seen a rogue scan with windows defender and thought oops i forgot to remove that, and i used this and it removed it, did i do something bad?
3. To Remove "Scan with Windows Defender" from Context Menu

NOTE:This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Scan_with_Windows_Defender-UI.reg





4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

 

i got to reading the post and i did remove it oops i like to keep things default even though i'm not using it so i just used the option and added it back i guess i should read first dang nabit bad on me.

 

Hello Tony, *Smile

No worries. The .reg file you used removed the default context menu included with Windows 10.

If you wanted it back, you can just use the add .reg in OPTION ONE to restore it.

 

LOL yeah i have to learn to read the post i did not notice you updated it , till after the fact LOL