Scanning a Device using Microsoft Defender

Scan Now is available for devices that:

• are WMI-enabled,
• are up,
• have Microsoft Defender enabled, and
• have a Microsoft Defender policy applied to them.

1. In Service Center, click Status > Devices.
2. Click the name of a device that has a Microsoft Defender policy applied.
3. In the right navigation menu, click Microsoft Defender AV.
4. Click Scan Now.
   When the scan begins, a status message is displayed at the top of the page. Click the X to close this message.