How to add WD scan options to the Win10 file right-click menu

In the Win10 system, Windows Defender is more than just a simple anti-spyware software, but a full-featured anti-virus software. Using WD to scan a computer is actually a process of virus killing. This article will introduce how to add the WD scan option to the Win10 file or folder right-click menu.

The difference is that with the MSE, Windows Defender scanning function is not right, if you want to manually scan a file or folder how to do it? At this point we can add the menu to achieve, friends who need this can refer to the following method:

Note: The following method only needs to run the reg file to import into the registry, does not require manual editing, and applies Scan in a single file.

1. Copy the following code into the txt file, and then change the txt file suffix name to reg.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: winaero

; http://winaero.com

; Folder Scan

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Folder\\shell\\WindowsDefender]

“Icon”=“%ProgramFiles%\\\\\\\\Windows Defender\\\\\\\\EppManifest.dll”

“MUIVerb” =“Scan with Windows Defender 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Folder\\shell\\WindowsDefender\\Command]

@=“cmd.exe /s /c \\”\\“C :\\\\Program Files\\\\Windows Defender\\\\MpCmdRun.exe\\” -scan -scantype 3 -SignatureUpdate -file \\“%1 \\”\\“ & pause”

; File Scan

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\*\\shell\\WindowsDefender]

“Icon”=“%ProgramFiles%\\\\\\\\Windows Defender\\\\\\\\EppManifest.dll”

“MUIVerb”=“Scan with Windows Defender&&&&&&;;

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\*\\shell\\WindowsDefender\\Command]< Br>

@=“cmd.exe /s /c \\”\\“C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Windows Defender\\\\MpCmdRun.exe\\” -scan -scantype 3 -SignatureUpdate -file \\ “%1 \\”\\“ & pause”

2. Double-click Add.reg and click “In the pop-up window”.

After the import is successful, you can right-click on the file or folder to perform a Windows Defender scan, as shown in the following figure.

But do not pop window WD, scan status will be displayed in the CMD when scanning. “Scan starting” indicates that the scan starts and “Scan finished” indicates that the scan is over and there will be a corresponding prompt when scanning for threats.

These are the options to add WD scanning method to right-click menu in the Win10 file or folder, so since you can directly to a file or folder scanned.