Teach you to use the anti-virus software

that comes with Win8 system. Windows Defender is the anti-virus software that comes with windows8. It can help protect your computer from malware, and there is no compatibility problem. Virus database update and system update. Synchronously, it fully meets everyone's security needs. However, Windows Defender is not like the other anti-virus software, it automatically shrinks to the system tray area after startup, which is convenient for everyone to call, so the following author will work with you to develop WindowsDefender.

1. Enable Windows Defender

1. Point the mouse pointer at the top right corner of the screen, move down, and click the Search charm.

2. Under the Search box, click Apply; in the Search box, type "defender", then click "WindowsDefender" in the upper left corner of the screen to open "Windows Defender" window.

3. Click the "Settings" tab, select "Administrator", then select the "Enable Windows Defender" checkbox (Figure 1), click the "Save Changes" button.

You must be logged in with an Administrator account to enable or disable Windows Defender. Otherwise, the User Account Control dialog box will pop up asking for the password for the Administrator account, which is empty by default. When Windows Defender is enabled, you will be notified when a virus, spyware, malware, or other potentially unwanted software tries to install or run on your computer.

Second, use Windows Defender to scan your computer

In the "WindowsDefender" window, click the "Home" tab, select the "Fast" or "Full" scanning option (Figure 2), then Click the Scan Now button. If you want to run a one-time scan of a specific drive and folder, select Custom, then click Scan Now, select the check box for each file and folder you want to scan, and click the OK button .

Third, fix Windows Defender to the taskbar

Perhaps you feel that the operation of opening the "Windows Defender" window provided by windows8 is a bit cumbersome, then you can fix it to the taskbar. , the operation is as follows:

1. Point the mouse pointer to the upper right corner of the screen, move down, and then click the "Start" charm.

2. Right click on the start screen, then click “All Apps” in the lower right corner of the screen, find and right click “WindowsDefender”, then click “Fix to Taskbar” in the lower left corner of the screen. ".

After calling Windows Defender, just switch to the desktop and click on "Windows Defender" in the taskbar.

Fourth, add Windows Defender to the right-click menu

Many anti-virus software integrates itself into the right-click menu of the folder, so that users can access specific folders at any time. Or disk to kill the virus, the following operation can add WindowsDefender to the right-click menu:

1. Press the Windows logo key + R key, in the "Open" box, type "regedIT", click "OK Button to open the Registry Editor window.

2. In the left pane, expand the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershell" branch, right-click "shell", point to "New", click "item" (Figure 3), then create a new The item is named "WindowsDefender".

3. In the blank area of ​​the right pane, right-click, point to New, click String Value, and name the new string value "Icon". ", double-click the "Icon" you just created, in the "Value data" box, type "%ProgramFiles%WindowsDefenderEppManifest.dll" (Figure 4), click the "OK" button. Similarly, create a new string value called "MUIVerb" and define its value as "Scan with WindowsDefender".

4. In the left pane, right-click WindowsDefender, point to New, and click Item to name the new item Command. In the right pane, double-click Default under Name, and in the Value data box, type "C:ProgramFilesWindows DefenderMpCmdRun.exe" -scan -scantype 3 -SignatureUpdate -file%1", click "Confirm button.

After that, in the "Windows Explorer" window, right click on the disk or folder to check the virus, and then click "Scan with WindowsDefender" in the shortcut menu. Open a command prompt window and run the Windows Defender program to scan for it (Figure 5). There are many files scanned, which will take a long time. Please wait patiently for a while.

How about, after so much explanation, everyone must be comfortable with Windows Defender. After all, Windows Defender comes from Microsoft, and it is still very trustworthy and can be used.