How to Add Windows Defender to the Context Menu in Windows 10

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In this tutorial, we are adding Windows Defender to your Context Menu so you can access Windows Defender to scan a file or folder, and access Windows Defender and Security from the Desktop.

Let’s take a quick look at what changes after applying these registry tweaks.

1: You can right-click on any file and click on Scan with Windows Defender.

2: You can right-click on your Desktop and the following options are now available:

Windows Security
Windows Security in Settings
Update
Quick Scan
Full Scan
Offline Scan

Download the registry and extract the two files:

Add Defender Context Menu.reg
Remove Defender Context Menu.reg (Default)

Double-click the reg file to add or remove the rotate option.

Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

Registry / Tricks & Tweats Windows

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