Depending on which policies settings your Windows 10 received (Centrally managed or Locally managed), yo will be able to modify or not some of these settings. These client settings are centrally managed at CERN. Windows Defender settings are now integrated into Windows 10's new Settings app. These notifications will appear in the notification Center.

A 'Malware detected' notification saying 'Windows Defender is taking action to clean detected malware' or 'Detected threats are being cleaned.' The malware is automatically removed or put in quarantine.

It won't ask you what you want to do with the malicious software it finds. When a malware is detected, Windows Defender inform you. Like other anti-malware applications, Windows Defender automatically runs in the background, scanning files when they are accessed and before user open them. These updates are installed like any other system updates and no system reboot is required. It was just renamed to ' Windows Defender' and integrated into Windows itself.Īs Windows Defender is centrally managed, all virus definition updates will be automatically applied on the device. If you've used MS System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) on Windows 7 or Windows 8, this is the same product. It automatically runs in the background, ensuring all users have a baseline level of antivirus protection. Windows 10 has built-in real-time antivirus.

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