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mpeters_all41
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Oct 07, 2020
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M365 Defender ATP - manual run antivirus scan for a device starts very slow

Hi Everyone,   I have the problem that when I want to manually start an antivirus scan over the Microsoft Defender Security Center on a specific device, it takes a very long time (sometimes up to o...
  • Cymon_Skinner's avatar
    Nov 12, 2020

    mpeters_all41 If you deploy via Endpoint Manager you could set a script to kick start a scan, the PowerShell is Start-MpScan, or you could run that command on the local box. The is going to be a delay when an agent is installed, an inventory is running against the box as well as a vulnerability assessment. 

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