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How to disable Virus & Threat Protection notifications

Anonymous
2021-06-11T08:07:51+00:00

I'm using the below settings and yet, I'm receiving the notification also seen below every time a full scan has been completed. Even when no threats were found.

Not sure if it's a bug or something I missed?

I'm on Windows 10 21H1.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-11T08:44:41+00:00

    Good Day WebMaximus,

    My name is Carlo, I'm an Independent Advisor and community member like you.

    I am also using Windows 10 pc.

    You can visit this link on how to disable the Virus and Threat notification.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Go to Update & Security

    -Windows Security

    • Click "Open Windows Security"

    -Select "Virus & Threat Protection"

    -Under Virus & threat protection settings, click the blue link "manage settings"

    -Scroll down to Notifications and click the blue link "Change notification settings"

    -Make sure all option under Virus & Threat protection notifications are off

    I hope the information above helps.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-11T09:25:41+00:00

    But I don't want to disable all notifications. I still want to be notified if a threat is found. However, I don't want to be notified of files being skipped where I already chose those files myself. Meaning I'm already aware of the fact they will be skipped.

    How can I achieve this and why am I notified files were skipped when I configured the notification settings to only alert me if a threat was found?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-11T09:40:12+00:00

    Good Day WebMaximus,

    I appreciate your time getting back to this thread, it appears to be a previous bug.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/for...

    Here's the steps you can try.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Click Windows Powershell Admin

    -Copy and paste the command below and hit enter.

    Set-MpPreference –DisableScanningNetworkFiles 0

    Once done , close powershell and check for Updates.

    -Press Windows key + X

    -Go to Settings

    -Click Update and Security

    -Check for Updates and install any updates available.

    Once the updates are installed, restart your computer and observe if you will still get that notification.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-11T14:09:16+00:00

    Good Day WebMaximus,

    I appreciate your time in getting back to this thread, if the steps did not work, no worries since this is an open forum, maybe someone else in the community has an idea or solution regarding with this issue. I will keep this thread open.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-11T11:10:27+00:00

    Thanks but I don't have any network drives. So in my case it's rather the files and folders I've selected to be excluded from scanning.

    Also, following the link in your previous post, I read that bug has already been addressed by MS in a fix and I already have all the latest fixes installed.

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