How to recover files deleted or quarantined by windows defender on Windows 11?

You can try Windows Security Center, which is a software that comes with your Windows system and requires no additional download. Through it, you are able to check the quarantine area and also recover files quarantined by Windows Defender.

Step 1. Open Windows Security Center: Press Windows + S, type Windows Security Center and tap Open.

Step 2. Access Quarantine: Tap Virus and Threat Protection > Protection History under Actions.

Step3. Filter Quarantined Files: Select Quarantined Threats in the Filter to view the list of files quarantined by Windows Defender.

Step 4. Recover files: Locate the destination file.

Step 5: Click Action > Restore next to the file and the file will be restored to its original location.

Step5. Verify the result: Open the recovered file and confirm that the contents are correct.

To void Windows Defender deleting or quarantining files on Windows 11 in future, you can disable Windows Defender in settings.