Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus in your business

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
• Microsoft 365 Defender
• Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Platforms

• Windows

You can manage and configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus with the following tools:

• Performance analyzer for Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• Microsoft Intune (now part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager)
• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (now part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager)
• Group Policy
• PowerShell cmdlets
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• The Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility (referred to as the mpcmdrun.exe utility

The following articles provide further information, links, and resources for using these tools to manage and configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

Article	Description
Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager	Information about using Intune and Configuration Manager to deploy, manage, report, and configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus with Group Policy settings	List of all Group Policy settings located in ADMX templates
Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus with PowerShell cmdlets	Instructions for using PowerShell cmdlets to manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus, plus links to documentation for all cmdlets and allowed parameters
Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)	Instructions for using WMI to manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus, plus links to documentation for the WMIv2 APIs (including all classes, methods, and properties)
Manage Microsoft Defender Antivirus with the MpCmdRun.exe command-line tool	Instructions on using the dedicated command-line tool to manage and use Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Tip

If you're looking for Antivirus related information for other platforms, see:

• Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac
• macOS Antivirus policy settings for Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Intune
• Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux
• Configure Defender for Endpoint on Android features
• Configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on iOS features