Windows 10: Windows Defender -Full Scan automatically restarting after virus found

I performed a quick scan which found nothing,so decided to perform a full scan.

After 5 minutes, the system appeared to have automatically restarted - is this normal if it finds a virus to remove offline?

Unfortunately, my system went into that 'preparing automatic repair / diagnosing PC' loop, so I can't check the logs or establish whether the system was clean or not.

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How to scan anti-virus with windows Defender?

For windows 10, I would like to know on how to scan anti-virus with windows Defender, when I select a file and right click, there is no anti-virus for scanning for windows defender and how to make windows defender update automatically?

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

 

initiating a virus scan with windows defender on Windows 10

• Open Windows Defender Security Center.
• Click on Virus & threat protection.
• Click on Quick Scan or see Advanced Scan.

If you don't see the Windows Defender icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar, add it.

Windows Defender Notification Area Icon - Hide or Show in Windows 10

Hide or Show Windows Security Notification Area Icon in Windows 10

 

defender scans

Hi Ian,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

This issue might occur if you have set any task scheduler for Windows Defender.

I suggest you to delete the task for Windows defender and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Search and open Schedule tasks.
  
• 
  In the left-hand menu, open the Task Scheduler Library, then select
  Microsoft >Windows >Windows Defender.
  
• 
  Double-click Windows Defender Scheduled Scan.
  
• 
  Select the Triggers panel, then select Delete.
  

Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.