Find steps to confirm that Real-time Protection is enabled on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device.
Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows 11
1.Go to Settings
2.Select Privacy & security from the left navigation panel.
![Privacy & Security Selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=7783fd73-78aa-40d9-bb74-68838b5315fd.png)
3.Select Windows Security from the main navigation panel.
![Windows Security Selection](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=06b67eb4-ce83-4efb-bb49-05dd9cf082a5.png)
4.Select Open Windows Security, a pop-up will appear.
![Open Windows Security Selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cee410f0-1e1b-4f6e-b422-5db731111913.png)
5.Select Virus & threat protection
![Virus and threat protection selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3c28296b-9278-4616-86e4-12c6c1a7c30b.png)
6. Select Manage providers
![Select Manage providers](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=f966b316-6987-4b77-a2c9-ffb72e3d441c.png)
7. Verify Windows Defender is On
![Windows Defender On](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0b0886aa-11a0-4efd-ac0f-c33d2ca90e8e.png)
Windows 10
1.Select Settings
![Settings Selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=564eeace-0e74-4bcf-b19c-f595bbd76546.png)
2.Select Update & security from the left navigation panel.
![Select update and security](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=d36d772b-1f34-4eef-9eed-43dbe4b51ea4.png)
3.Select Windows Security from the main navigation panel.
![Windows Security selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=53bc136f-f662-4580-9aac-bb41af05f038.png)
4.Select Virus & threat protection
![virus and threat protection selected](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=1d564410-54e0-4809-a90e-9432d4ad2306.png)
5. Select Manage providers
![Manage Provides](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=20c59842-75e6-4688-aeaa-460239575d79.png)
6. Ensure Microsoft Defender Antivirus is on
![Defender Antivirus is on](https://uwindsor.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=b340d51d-a019-4458-a611-f9fcd9675f27.png)