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Windows 11 Task Manager Performance tab

Anonymous
2024-02-26T17:17:56+00:00

Windows 11 22631.3155 OEM edition

Maybe someone knows the answer to this question:

Earlier I opened My PC.

I right clicked on my Drive "I"

clicked on "Show more Options"

and then selected on "Scan with Microsoft Defender".

The scan is currently running and I right click on Start>Task Manager>Performance. I scrolled down and selected that drive.

If that drive is currently being scanned, Shouldn't it show some sort of drive activity?

As I type this, the scan of that drive is currently running but showing no drive activity.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Emmanuel Santana 34,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-02-26T18:20:55+00:00

    Hello, thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community. I am here to help and provide assistance with any questions or concerns you may have.

    From a technical standpoint, your observation is accurate. Essentially, any process utilizing the HDD should generate some form of activity.

    In this case, particularly with Quick Scans, the focus tends to be on common malware hiding spots, rather than extensively reading every sector of the hard drive. As a result, the disk activity might not be as pronounced.

    To dig deeper into disk activity details, you can open the Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) and navigate to the Disk tab. This should provide a more specific insight into which files or sectors are being accessed.

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