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Microsoft Defender Antivirus includes an option to scan network files, and in this guide, we'll show you the steps to enable the feature.
On Windows 10, Microsoft Defender Antivirus comes built into the Windows Security experience, and it offers real-time protection from viruses, ransomware, spyware, and other malware and hacker attacks.
In addition to scanning local files, the security feature also allows you to enable an option to scan network files. The option used to be enabled out of the box on Windows 10, but it's no longer the case with the latest version of the antivirus.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...