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JustTom
Dec 30, 2025Copper Contributor
I have absolutely no idea what Microsoft Defender 365 wants me to do here
The process starts with an emal: There's more below on the email - an offer for credit monitoring, an option to add another device, an option to download the mobile app - but I don't want to do ...
emmarose77
Dec 31, 2025Copper Contributor
Yeah, that can be really confusing !
If you don’t want to use any of the extra options, you can just ignore them and focus on keeping your account secure. Clicking “Open Defender” is fine—you don’t have to do any of the add-ons.
Usually, just checking the security dashboard and making sure everything’s up to date is enough.