How to Run a Microsoft Defender Offline Scan in Windows 10
www.tenforums.com › tutorials › 42305-how-runJul 06, 2020 · How to Run a Microsoft Defender Offline Scan in Windows 10 Starting with Windows 10 version 2004, Windows Defender Offline as been renamed to Microsoft Defender Offline. Microsoft Defender Offline is an antimalware scanning tool that lets you boot and run a scan from a trusted environment. The scan runs from outside the normal Windows kernel so it can target malware that attempts to bypass the Windows shell, such as viruses and rootkits that infect or overwrite the master boot record (MBR).