So me putting on my problem solving hat on went to diagnose the issue.Īuto repair fails and shows me a log file that *might* tell me why: I've never had this issue thrown at me before so this would be my first time experiencing such. I booted up their PC and they say they can't get load into desktop and sure enough the screen loads up and shows the startup repair window and they have no idea how to fix or pass this. However, this feature is off by default.So I got called in to come over to someone's house as they didn't know how to fix their computer and apparently I was the guy to call if anything went wrong since I have a better idea of what's going on or so they touted.I tend not to advertise myself as such because I know there are people out there wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy smart than me and would look pretty dumb if I suddenly boast and gloat about that I was the best problem solver or PC technician there is in the world!

If you see Microsoft Defender using CPU even while you have other antivirus tools installed and want to stop it, head here and ensure the Periodic scanning feature is set to “Off.” If it doesn’t bother you, feel free to enable Periodic scanning-it’s another layer of protection and additional security. On this same screen, you can expand “Microsoft Defender Antivirus options” and enable “Periodic scanning.” Defender will then perform regular background scans even while you’re using another antivirus program, providing a second opinion and potentially catching things your main antivirus might miss.

However, there is a way to use both your antivirus program of choice and Microsoft Defender. RELATED: How to Periodically Scan Your Computer With Windows Defender While Using Another Antivirus The process may run in the background, but it shouldn’t use CPU or disk resources attempting to scan your system. This means that Windows Defender is disabled.

If you head to Windows Security > Virus & threat protection, you’ll see a message saying “You’re using other antivirus providers” if you have another antivirus program installed and activated. If you do have another antivirus program installed (like Avira or BitDefender), Microsoft Defender will automatically disable itself and get out of your way.

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