Windows 10: Why does microsoft security essentials take so long to scan?

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  1. ISHAAN09
    Ishaan09 Win User

    Why does microsoft security essentials take so long to scan?


    Why does microsoft security essentials take so long to scan?

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    Ishaan09, Feb 16, 2020
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  2. THELAUGHINGMAN
    TheLaughingMan Win User

    Microsoft Security Essentials

    What is Microsoft Security Essentials?
     
    TheLaughingMan, Feb 16, 2020
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  3. RAMESH.KUMAR
    Ramesh.Kumar Win User
    What happen to Microsoft essential can`t do full scan

    Hi Javier,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions to narrow down the issue in order to provide you with better assistance.

    • Are you talking about Windows Defender or MSE, as in windows 10 we have Windows Defender preinstalled?
    • Do you have any other security software installed?
    • Are you getting any error message/code when it get stuck while performing full scan?
    I would suggest you to try the steps provided in the thread mentioned below and see if it helps you to fix the issue.

    Microsoft Security Essentials hangs during full scan of Windows 7


    Do get back to us with all the information required and result of proposed suggestion. We will be happy to assist you.

    Regards,
     
    Ramesh.Kumar, Feb 16, 2020
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  4. WASEEMULLA S
    Waseemulla S Win User

    Why does microsoft security essentials take so long to scan?

    Windows 10 Windows Defender versus Microsoft Security Essentials

    Hi Bryan,

    Microsoft Security Essentials was upgraded to Windows defender and it was a default security software from Windows 8. You cannot have both as they are one.

    Since you get this annoying popup at the startup i suggest you to disable any Microsoft Security Essentials entries in Startup tab.

    • Open the Task manager. by pressing Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
    • click on Startup tab
    • Right click on Microsoft Security Essentials entry and click on Disable.

    Restart the computer and check if that helps.

     
    Waseemulla S, Feb 16, 2020
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