If you want to allow Apps through Controlled Folder, it is now possible to add desktop software so that they can access files which are protected by Windows Defender Ransomware protection.

You can scan individual files and folders using Windows Defender via File Explorer Context Menu, PowerShell, or Command Prompt in Windows 11/10.

Windows 10's built-in antivirus tool Microsoft Defender uses threat signatures, behavioral detection, and machine learning models to automatically detect and block suspicious files, folders, and ...

If you have manually modified your hosts file on-purpose, you should check to make certain the data hasn't changed. If it has, tell Windows Defender to exclude scanning the hosts file in the future.

The big takeaways for tech leaders: A number of Windows users have reported that Windows Defender is detecting legitimate Windows files as trojans.

Are you getting false positives with Windows Defender Antivirus? Here are the steps to exclude files, folders, and other items from getting scanned on Windows 10.