Or you can press Win + R, type in services.msc, and click OK. Step 1: Type services in the search bar in Windows 10/11, click the exact result from the list to run this app on your PC. You should make sure these services are running. In some forums, some users mention that the issue of Windows Defender offline scan is related to the stopped Windows Defender services. After removing all the exclusions included in the C drive, check if the issue – Windows Defender stopped scanning in the offline scan mode is fixed. Step 4: In the popup, choose the exclusions and click Remove. Step 3: Scroll down to find Exclusions and click Add or remove exclusions. Step 2: Click Manage settings under the Virus & threat protection settings section. Step 1: Under the Windows Defender or Windows Security tab in Settings (how to enter this tab has been mentioned in part 1), click Virus & threat protection. Tip: To know what Windows Defender exclusions are, refer to this related article - Something You Should Know on Windows Defender Exclusions. After that, the PC will automatically load to the desktop. This process will take a few minutes and you should wait patiently until the scan finishes.

Step 4: Microsoft Defender Offline starts loading and a command window appears to show you “Your PC is being scanned”, as shown below.

Step 3: Then, you get a message saying “You're about to be signed out” and Windows will restart in less than a minute to run the offline scan. Step 2: In the CMD interface, type PowerShell Start-MpWDOScan and press Enter. Step 1: Open Command Prompt with admin rights in Windows 10/11. How to run Windows Defender offline scan from Command Prompt? Follow the steps below. Command Prompt is a command-line tool that allows you to do many operations including performing an offline scan. If Windows Defender offline scan stops at 93/92 or any other % via the Windows Defender app, you can try another way to check if it is still not working. If you want to do this thing, make sure Microsoft has fixed this annoyance. Note: Don’t perform Windows Defender update gain.

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