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The document provides instructions for configuring Windows Defender settings to perform scheduled and recommended scans and cleanup. Key configuration steps include setting an automatic full system scan to run every Saturday at midnight, removing severe, high and medium alert items and allowing low alert items, and enabling additional scan options like scanning email and removable drives. The expert would access the Windows Defender control panel, navigate to the settings and options menus, and configure the automatic scanning schedule, default actions, advanced options, and administrator preferences according to the recommendations.

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The document provides instructions for configuring Windows Defender settings to perform scheduled and recommended scans and cleanup. Key configuration steps include setting an automatic full system scan to run every Saturday at midnight, removing severe, high and medium alert items and allowing low alert items, and enabling additional scan options like scanning email and removable drives. The expert would access the Windows Defender control panel, navigate to the settings and options menus, and configure the automatic scanning schedule, default actions, advanced options, and administrator preferences according to the recommendations.

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Lab Report: 8.1.6 Configure Windows Defender


Your Performance
Your Score: 6 of 6 (100%)
Elapsed Time: 1 minute 50 seconds

Pass Status: Pass


Required Score: 100%

Task Summary
Perform a full scan once a week Show Details
Perform the scan on Saturday
Perform the scan at midnight (12 am)
Perform a full system scan
Check for updates before scanning
Configure default actions to take Show Details
Remove severe alert items
Remove high alert items
Remove medium alert items
Allow low alert items
Apply recommends actions to items detected during a scan
Configure advanced options Show Details
Scan e-mail
Scan removable drives
Display items from all users of this computer
Perform a Quick Scan
Explanation

To complete this lab, apply the following configuration settings in Windows Defender:
Automatic scanning
Frequency = Saturday
Approximate time = 12:00 AM
Type = Full scan
Check for updated definitions before scanning = Enabled
Default actions
Severe alert items = Remove
High alert items = Remove
Medium alert items = Remove
Low alert items = Allow
Apply recommended actions = Enabled
Advanced
Scan e-mail = Enabled
Scan removable drives = Enabled
Administrator
Display items from all users of this computer = Enabled

Following are the steps an expert might take to complete this lab:
Configure Windows Defender
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Click Start/Control Panel.


Select to view by Small icons.
Click Windows Defender.
Click Tools
Under Settings, click Options.
To allow Windows Defender to scan the computer automatically, make sure Automatically scan my
computer (recommended) is selected.
7. With automatic scanning enabled, configure the following:
Frequency Configure scanning to occur daily or on a specific week day.
Approximate time Configure a time for scanning to occur.
Type Configure the type of scan you want to perform (a quick scan checks the areas of the
computer spyware is likely to affect, and a full scan checks all files and programs on the computer).
8. To make sure definitions are up-to-date prior to a scan, select Check for updated definitions before
scanning.

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9. In the left-side menu, click Default actions.
10. Configure the actions to take for each class of threat detected. Select Apply recommended actions to
apply actions when items are detected.
11. In the left-side menu, click Advanced.
12. Configure Advanced options as required.
13. In the left-side menu, click Administrator.
14. Configure Administrator options as required.
15. Click Save.
16. Click Scan to run a Quick Scan now.

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