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• To run a full virus scan on Windows 10, open Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options, select “Full scan,” and click “Scan now.”
• Alternatively, you can use Command Prompt and PowerShell commands to run a malware scan on your computer.

UPDATED 1/7/2025: On Windows 10, Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically checks and scans your computer for threats such as viruses, spyware, ransomware, rootkits, and other malware and hackers. However, sometimes, you may still need to perform a scan manually to ensure that the installation and data have not been compromised.

If you suspect a virus or other malware has infected your computer (or you want to perform a maintenance scan), Microsoft Defender Antivirus allows you to perform three types of manual scans on Windows 10, including quick, custom, and full scans using the Windows Security app, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

In this guide, I’ll teach you to perform a virus scan using the built-in anti-malware program on Windows 10.

• Run full virus scan from Windows Security
• Run full virus scan from Command Prompt
• Run full virus scan from PowerShell

Run full virus scan from Windows Security

To run a full virus scan on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Start on Windows 10.

2. Search for Windows Security and click the top result to open the app.

3. Click on “Virus & threat protection” from the left navigation pane.

4. Click on Scan options under the “Current threats” section.

   

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5. Select the Full scan option to check the entire system for viruses and any other type of malware.

   

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6. Click the Scan now button.

Once you complete the steps, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will scan your device for viruses and other types of malware. If any threats are detected, the antivirus automatically removes (or quarantines) them.

Also, depending on the amount of data, this process can take a long time. If you have a lot of files, it is recommended to start the scan when you are done using the device for the day and let the scan run overnight.

Run full virus scan from Command Prompt

To run a Microsoft Defender Antivirus full scan from Command Prompt, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to locate the latest version of Microsoft Defender Antivirus installation and press Enter:

   cd C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4*

4. Type the following command to run a full virus scan and press Enter:

   mpcmdrun -scan -scantype 2

   

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After you complete the steps, the anti-malware solution will scan the device for malware. As you run the command, you will notice the “Start scanning” message. Once the scan is complete, you will see the “Scan finished” message.

Run full virus scan from PowerShell

To start a full scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus from PowerShell, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to start a full malware scan and press Enter:

   start-mpscan -scantype fullscan

   

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Once you complete the steps, Microsoft Defender Antivirus will perform a full scan to check, detect, and remove viruses and any other type of malware it might be able to find.

Update January 7, 2025: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.

You can Run Windows Defender Full Scan in Windows 10 to provide basic security against all the common malware or virus attacks to the system. This built-in security tool will check all the files as well as running programs on your hard disk. In addition, Windows Defender uses the real-time protection which also gives you the ability to scan the downloads locations, and programs you run.

To add an extra level of protection to your device, Windows Update download definition updates of Windows Security on regular basis. Furthermore, you can also run different types of scans, see their result, take necessary action. But conducting a full scan will take longer than one hour as it will minutely scan every item of your hard disk.

Run Windows Defender Full Scan in Windows 10

Through Windows Security

Step-1: Click Windows Security (shield) icon on the system tray (see screenshot).

Step-2: Once the app opens up, go to the Virus & threat protection category. Switch to the right pane and click Scan options as shown in the below image.

Step-3: Select Full scan radio button followed by a hit on the Scan now button.

Step-4: Windows Defender will now start detecting for the presence of any threats on the system. Once the scan gets over, you will notice the scan result. If the scan traces out any threats, click Clean threats button to get rid of them from the system.

Step-5: To know more about the threat, click See threat details link.

Step-6: On the following page, Windows Defender will offer you three actions for the threat. Choose the radio button Remove and click Start actions button.

Use Command Line

• Press “Win logo + R” shortcut keys in order to open Run dialog box. Here, type in “cmd” and click OK to access Command Prompt console.
• To Run Windows Defender Full Scan, copy-paste the below-given command and hit Enter to execute the scan.

"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -Scan -ScanType 2

Via PowerShell

• Right-click on the Start icon on the left corner of the taskbar and click PowerShell option.
• When the blue color console shows up, type in or copy/paste the following syntax and hit Enter to Run Windows Defender Full Scan in Windows 10.

Start-MpScan -ScanType FullScan

That’s all!!