- MAXIMUMpcguides – Windows 7 tips, tricks, help, and how-to guides - http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7 -

Enable Windows Defender’s Real Time Protection

Posted By Brent Trahan On February 19, 2009 @ 12:02 pm In Guides, Security | No Comments

Turn Real-time Protection On

  1. Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
  2. Open Windows Defender in the Control Panel.

    enable-real-time-protection-1 [1]

    Note: If Windows Defender is not available, change View by to Large icons.

  3. Click Tools at the top of the Windows Defender Window.

    enable-real-time-protection-2 [2]

  4. Click Options in the Settings section of Windows Defender.

    enable-real-time-protection-3 [3]

  5. Click Real-time protection.

    enable-real-time-protection-4 [4]

  6. Check off Use real-time protection (recommended) and then click Save.

    enable-real-time-protection-5 [5]


Article printed from MAXIMUMpcguides – Windows 7 tips, tricks, help, and how-to guides: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7

URL to article: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/

URLs in this post:

[1] Image: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/enable-real-time-protection-1/

[2] Image: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/enable-real-time-protection-2/

[3] Image: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/enable-real-time-protection-3/

[4] Image: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/enable-real-time-protection-4/

[5] Image: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/enable-windows-defenders-real-time-protection/enable-real-time-protection-5/

Copyright © 2009 MAXIMUMpcguides Windows 7. All rights reserved.