No Windows Defender context menu scan in Windows 10?

[FreddyFreeloader]

There is no way to run a context scan on files to check for malware on Windows 10 using the built-in Windows Defender Antivirus.

 

[LabZero]

Buggly ?

 

[Secondmineboy]

But you can run a custom scan from the UI.

In the start menu>Windows system>Windows Defender you can open it up

 

[Ink]

No. It has been this way since the Launch of Windows 8, likewise for 8.1 and now, 10.

This may work for Windows 10:
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6120-windows-defender-context-menu-add-windows-10-a.html

Or methods for Windows 8/8.1:
http://www.howtogeek.com/137083/how...ws-defender-to-the-context-menu-in-windows-8/
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-add-scan-with-windows-defender-option-in-file-context-menu-in-windows-8/

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

No. It has been this way since the Launch of Windows 8, likewise for 8.1 and now, 10.

This may work for Windows 10:
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6120-windows-defender-context-menu-add-windows-10-a.html

Or methods for Windows 8/8.1:
http://www.howtogeek.com/137083/how...ws-defender-to-the-context-menu-in-windows-8/
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-add-scan-with-windows-defender-option-in-file-context-menu-in-windows-8/

Thanks, I never played with Windows Defender on anything but Win7.

 

[Dirk41]

Mh probably I am wrong but I think I saw the option in context menu sometime in my w 10 pro. I'll check later

 

[TheMalwareMaster]

I Also have the context menu option on my Windows 10 home

 

[Dirk41]

Probably it was added during the updates ( now I see the thread started in July )

 

[Ink]

Probably it was added during the updates ( now I see the thread started in July )

It was added to Windows 10 November Update (2015) - (Source)

 

[DJ Panda]

Doing your updates not only improves security and speed but doing them can also give you new options such as custom scanning with WD.