You can use the Quick Scan feature of Microsoft defender in that case. Well, the Full Scan takes time to complete, and it slows down your device. Since the full scan takes time to complete, you can force Microsoft defender to perform the scan in the background. To perform a full antivirus scan, execute the command. The full scan checks every file on your Windows PC hence, it takes time to complete the full scan. You can rely on Powershell to run a full Antivirus scan on your PC. If you haven’t scanned your computer for a while, it’s best to run a full antivirus scan. To update Microsoft defender, execute the command – However, if you don’t update Windows 10, then yo might need to update the Microsoft Defender application. If you timely install all Windows 10 updates, you don’t need to follow this method.
