{"id":87907,"date":"2024-01-17T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=87907"},"modified":"2024-01-17T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:22:22","slug":"offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do offline virus scan with Microsoft Defender on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To run an offline virus scan using Defender Antivirus on Windows 11, open <strong>Windows Security<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Virus &amp; threat protection<\/strong>, click <strong>&#8220;Scan options,&#8221;<\/strong> and select <strong>&#8220;Microsoft Defender Offline&#8221;<\/strong> scan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 1\/17\/2024:<\/strong> Sometimes malware and other malicious software can be very difficult to remove when you are signed in on your computer. However, if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\">Windows 10<\/a>, you can use the Microsoft Defender Offline feature to scan and remove all types of malware, including viruses, rootkits, ransomware, and other malicious software, no matter how tough they are.<\/p>\n<p>The offline virus scan feature has been part of the Defender Antivirus solution for a long time, and it allows the antivirus to run without loading Windows 10 during startup. This is particularly useful because when your device is infected with persistent malware, removing it while Windows is fully loaded is extremely complicated.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, you will learn how to use the offline virus scan feature to remove rootkits, ransomware, and other nasty viruses on Windows 10. (The <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/do-offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-11\/\">offline scan feature is also available on Windows 11<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Perform Defender Antivirus offline scan on Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>To perform an offline virus scan to remove tough malware with Microsoft Defender, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Windows Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Virus &amp; threat protection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Scan options<\/strong> under the &#8220;Current threats&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/windows-10-defener-scan-options.webp?resize=827%2C485&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Open scan options\" width=\"827\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/windows-10-defener-scan-options.webp?w=856&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/windows-10-defener-scan-options.webp?resize=300%2C176&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/windows-10-defener-scan-options.webp?resize=150%2C88&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Check the <strong>&#8220;Microsoft Defender Offline scan&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/microsoft-defender-offline-scan-windows-10.webp?resize=827%2C485&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Microsoft Defender Offline scan\" width=\"827\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/microsoft-defender-offline-scan-windows-10.webp?w=856&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/microsoft-defender-offline-scan-windows-10.webp?resize=300%2C176&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/microsoft-defender-offline-scan-windows-10.webp?resize=150%2C88&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Scan now<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Scan<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, the computer will boot into the system&#8217;s recovery environment, and the Microsoft Defender antivirus will perform a full virus scan. If the anti-malware detects any virus, rootkit, or any other type of malware, it&#8217;ll remove it automatically.<\/p>\n<p>After the scan, you can find the Microsoft Defender Offline scan results on <strong>Windows Security<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Virus &amp; threat protection<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Protection history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Windows 11: Remove tough viruses doing a Microsoft Defender Offline scan\" width=\"827\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yO1zdy0VuQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update January 17, 2024:<\/strong> This content has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your PC gets infected with nasty malware, you can use the Microsoft Defender Offline scan to remove it \u2014 here&#8217;s how to use the tool on Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2426,23],"tags":[677,96,19,2703,2540,2576],"class_list":["post-87907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-windows","tag-antivirus","tag-difficulty-level-intermediate","tag-how-to","tag-microsoft-defender","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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