{"id":7184,"date":"2016-06-28T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=7184"},"modified":"2018-08-06T02:22:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T02:22:45","slug":"5-ways-to-open-windows-defender-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-open-windows-defender-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Open Windows Defender in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus program for Windows 10 that helps keep your computer safe from virus, spyware and other forms of malware. In this article we&#8217;ll show you 5 quick ways to open Windows Defender in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Windows Defender Using Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the Control Panel and set the <strong>View by<\/strong> option to <strong>Small icons<\/strong>. Click <strong>Windows Defender<\/strong> to launch the application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/control-panel2.png\" alt=\"control-panel\" width=\"570\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7186\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Windows Defender Using Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the Cortana Search box on the taskbar, type <strong>defender<\/strong> and then click Windows Defender from the results window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/search-windows-defender.png\" alt=\"search-windows-defender\" width=\"403\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7187\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Windows Defender from Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and select &#8220;<strong>All apps<\/strong>&#8221; at the bottom to see all apps and programs listed alphabetically. Look for the <strong>Windows System<\/strong> folder and expand it. From there you can access Windows Defender.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/open-windows-defender-via-start.png\" alt=\"open-windows-defender-via-start\" width=\"517\" height=\"507\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7188\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Windows Defender Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app. Click <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/update-and-security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"441\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12458\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Windows Security<\/strong> tab on the left side, then click the <strong>Open Windows Defender Security Center<\/strong> button from the right side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/open-windows-defender-security-center.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12459\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open Windows Defender from Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type the following command and press Enter.<br \/>\n<code>\"C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MSASCui.exe\"<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/run-windows-defender.png\" alt=\"run-windows-defender\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7191\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or type the above command at the Command Prompt and press Enter. This will also start Windows Defender.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus program for Windows 10 that helps keep your computer safe from virus, spyware and other forms of malware. In this article we&#8217;ll show you 5 quick ways to open Windows Defender in Windows 10. 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