Antivirus - Pureinfotech Pureinfotech is the best site to get Windows help – featuring friendly how-to guides on Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox, and other things tech, news, deals, reviews, and more. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:11:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/pureinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pure-logo-v45.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=78&strip=all&ssl=1 Antivirus - Pureinfotech 32 32 15090528 How to run Microsoft Defender full virus scan on Windows 11 https://pureinfotech.com/run-microsoft-defender-full-virus-scan-windows-11/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:00:50 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=137988 You can run a full virus scan with Microsoft Defender in three ways using Windows Security, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

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]]> 137988 How to enable ransomware protection on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/controlled-folder-access-ransomware-windows-10/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:30:25 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=89938 Microsoft Defender Antivirus can protect your device and data against ransomware — Here's how to enable and configure the feature.

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]]> 89938 How to enable Defender Antivirus Periodic scanning on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/malware-protection-periodic-scanning-windows-10/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:30:59 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=71651 Periodic scanning on Microsoft Defender Antivirus helps you to detect and remove malware when using a third-party antivirus, and here's how to use it.

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]]> 71651 What’s the difference between viruses and malware? Here’s the answer. https://pureinfotech.com/viruses-malware-difference/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:40 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=75023 You're probably a tech-savvy user, but do you really know the difference between virus and malware? Here's the difference between the two.

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]]> 75023 How to do offline virus scan with Microsoft Defender on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-10/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:16 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=87907 If your PC gets infected with nasty malware, you can use the Microsoft Defender Offline scan to remove it — here's how to use the tool on Windows 10.

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]]> 87907 How to disable Defender Antivirus permanently on Windows 11 https://pureinfotech.com/disable-defender-antivirus-permanently-windows-11/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:19:22 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=161594 Turning off the Windows 11 antivirus is a tedious process, but it's possible to complete this task, and here's how.

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]]> 161594 How to run full virus scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/run-full-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-antivirus-windows-10/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:15:08 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=128870 Here are three ways to perform a full virus scan on Windows 10 with Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

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