Windows 10: Windows Defender Security Center Question

I have a question regarding the Windows Defender Security Center icon which appears when you click on the arrow on the task bar. It has an exclamation point and when I highlight the icon it states 'actions recommended' but when IO open the Windows Defender Security Center everything looks OK. I have Norton Internet Security installed on my PC.

What can I do to fix it or is there anything wrong?

Thanks

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Windows Defender Security Center Manual Scanning Controls (Application) Location

Laptop computer operating system is Windows 10 Home. It has just been updated to Version: 1703.



This update removed the original Windows 10 Defender interface and installed a new "Windows Defender Security Center."
On my computer, the Windows Defender Security Center provides 5 applications, but neither of these contains the means for performing (invoking) a Windows 10 Defender manual Full, Quick, and Custom scans.



[Note: "Kaspersky Total Security" software program installed.]



Question:

Via the new Windows Defender Security Center, how does one perform a manual full scan against the complete computer -- Where is the manual scanning application located within the new Windows 10 Defender software?



Thank you for the help and assistance -- Much appreciated.

 

Does your Windows Defender screen look like this? Or is there something that looks different for you?

 

Yes it does. I have since rebooted and the Windows Defender Security Center icon has now returned to normal (i.e. with a green tick). Thanks for the reply.

 

You're welcome

 

The exclamation mark on the Windows Defender Security Center icon has returned (even if I reboot) and if I open the Windows Defender Security Center everything has a green tick so it looks like nothing is wrong. Is there somewhere else I have to look at?

 

Go to Windows Defender
Press Virus & threat protection
Press Scan history (is anything in there that was removed recently?)
Go back
Press Advanced scan
Do a full system scan
(Hopefully the thing disappears..)

Maybe also after this, do the Windows Defender Offline scan

 

There are no threats found - I have Norton Internet Security installed on my PC so should I run a full scan with that?

 

Yes do that. Maybe Windows Defender is missing verification that Norton has ever done a thorough system scan.

 

I have run a full scan of Norton Internet Security but nothing has changed with Windows Defender Security icon. I will see what happens when I shut down and restart later today. The scan found nothing (no threats).

 

I think I have answered my own problem as somehow in Windows Defender Security Center I had periodic scanning turned on even thought I have Norton Internet Security installed on my PC. Once I turned periodic scanning off the green tick returned to the Windows Defender Security Center icon. Thanks for your help.