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Does MSERT check external drives

Anonymous
2022-01-07T10:10:32+00:00

Hello together,

I have an external hard drive that I would like to check this MSERT. But everytime I choose Customized Scan, it checks C:\ and not e.g. D:.

Does the full scan check all connected devices?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-07T11:24:16+00:00

    Yes if you wish to scan all the drives you will need to go for full scan. Custom scan can do one drive at a time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-07T11:23:00+00:00

    Hi JaspreetSingh08

    thank you for your fast answer.

    Then all devices that are connected would have to be checked in the FULL-SCAN ?

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-07T10:49:49+00:00

    Hello WAIDI,

    I am Jaspreet Singh an Independent advisor.

    No Microsoft safety scanner does allow scanning of external drive but simply selecting custom scan wont do it. You need to click on choose folder and then select the external drive.

    The scan will then first scan c drive and then on second run will scan the external drive.

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