Windows 10: windows defender

Windows defender scans they system entirely too much. Every time I turn around I get a message that the pc has been found free of virus and has been scanned at least twice. Why must this scanning constantly take place if no new data has been introduced into the pc by means of downloads?? To me, the ideal antivirus program will scan only during or after something is actually downloaded. Since the system was not changed by the introduction of new data, there is no reason to constantly scan what was scanned just hours ago. This constant scanning cannot be stopped, at least not for long. If you go to services and tell it to scan only when idle, it considers you sitting there reading online idle or playing a game is idle, so there goes the scan. Over and over. Please, Microsoft put a stop to the madness. I already use GNU/Linux for 90% of my work, but games are on Windows. These scans eat a lot of resources and make computing a bummer.


PS. Please, no pages full of the generic responses they do not work. Don't reply just to make brownie points. This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed by Microsoft with action on their behalf and not simple workarounds on our behalf.

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Windows Defender problem

Hi Ernst,

To troubleshoot this issue, we suggest that you check the Windows Defender service if it's running. If you are using a third party spyware/malware program, it may disable the Windows Defender service. To do this, please follow the steps below:

• Press Windows + R key.
• Type services.msc.
• Right-click Windows Defender service and click
  Start.

Let us know the result.

 

window defender

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IMPORTANT => DON'T SKIP ANY STEP perform all Steps in one uninterrupted session - If a Step says to reboot
reboot.

Problems starting Windows Defender in Windows 8/8.1/10

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Installing Apps on Windows 10 Has Windows Defender Finding Malware

Hi Tommy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

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  Is this issue specific to third party apps?
  

I would suggest you to open Windows defender and add exclusions and check if it helps. Follow the steps to add exclusions in windows Defender.

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  Type Windows defender settings in the search bar and press enter
  
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  Under Exclusions click on Add Exclusion
  

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.