How to Remove malware from your Windows PC

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a powerful tool that finds and removes malware from your PC.

1. Open your Windows Security settings.
2. Select Virus & threat protection > Scan options.
3. Select Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan), and then select Scan now.

The Microsoft Defender Offline scan takes several minutes to run, and then your PC will restart.

View the results of your scan

1. Open your Windows Security settings.
2. Select Virus & threat protection > Protection history.

The Microsoft Defender Offline scan will automatically detect and remove or quarantine malware.