▷ How to remove virus from pc with windows defender offline

In this article we are going to see something quite interesting, and it is the procedure to be able to eliminate viruses from PCs with Windows Defender Offline. With this Microsoft antivirus we can eliminate viruses that start with the system and are impossible to limit by common methods.

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Today almost all computers are connected to the Internet, which makes them especially vulnerable to computer attacks such as viruses and the popular ransomware. This is why we must have our equipment well protected at all times and alert to the threats that may enter.

Make no mistake, the most common way to infect our computer with viruses is through our own fault. The downloads we make from unknown web pages, software that brings them hidden, or downloads ignoring security warnings are some of the most common causes for which we end up infecting our computer with viruses.

How to remove a PC virus that cannot be removed

Use Windows Defender offline

Microsoft makes available to us to run a scan to remove viruses before system startup. This is useful when a virus enters our system and runs without letting us eliminate it by normal means.

That is why we have two options with which we can perform this procedure, the first is directly from within our system, using an option that is available in Windows Defender.

And the other is a little more extreme and oriented towards computers where it is impossible to work due to the action of the virus on the system. This is through Windows Defender Offline.

What is Windows defend Offline

This is the version of the popular Microsoft antivirus that will allow us to run it from a bootable USB before starting Windows. In this way we will be able to eliminate viruses that enter the RAM memory of our equipment from the moment of starting and, therefore, impossible to eliminate from normal access to our equipment.

Thanks to the fact that this antivirus creates a bootable storage unit, we will be able to run a scan of the hard disk even before the computer starts. In this way we can eliminate executable files of the virus.

How to remove viruses from PC using Windows Defender offline

This is the way we will have to access our antivirus by logging into our system regularly. This utility will configure Windows so that, at the next system startup, a scan will be performed to remove viruses before the computer starts. Let's see how to do this:

• We go to Start and click on the gear icon to open the Windows configuration panel. Now we must access the last option of all " Update and security ". Within this window we must click on the option in the side list " Windows Security " Then click on " Protection against viruses and threats "

• Another new window will open in which we will click on "Exam options"

For Windows versions prior to 1809 we must click on "Run a new advanced exam" and we will follow the same steps below.

• Within this, we activate the option " Exam Windows Offline Offline " Finally click on " Browse Now "

In this way, at the next system startup, the computer analysis process will be carried out and an attempt will be made to eliminate the virus.

How to remove viruses from PC using Windows Defender Offline

It really is the same option as the previous one, but in this case it is assumed that we will not be able to access the previous options due to the action of viruses. To do this we will need a computer in good condition where we must download the software and install it on a USB

Create USB with Windows Defender Offline

Well, to download this application we will have to go to the Microsoft website and from this link we download the version that we see convenient. We recommend 64-bit obviously.

• Now we must insert a USB device in our computer that is empty, since the wizard will delete during the process all the content that is inside. After this we start the downloaded file and click " Next in the first window "

As this indicates, if we already had another version of Windows defender Offline installed in the USB, the assistant will proceed to update the program.

• In the next window we must choose the option "In a USB flash drive that is not protected by writing " Then click " Next "

After a summary of the actions that will be carried out in the unit and indications of how we should use the device, the program will be installed

Boot USB before hard drive

It is a bootable USB, so we will have to configure our BIOS so that it is capable of booting USB devices before our hard drive.

How to modify the BIOS boot sequence

Another option we have if our computer has UEFI BIOS or is relatively new is to start a device boot menu.

What we must do is, just when starting our computer, repeatedly press the F8 key to display this menu. It is possible that instead of this key it is F12 or ESC or some other F. We must pay attention to whether a message informing us what key we should press during the boot process, although this is not usually the case.

In any case, we must choose how to boot our USB device. The following will be practically the same as the previous procedure

This is Microsoft's way of removing a PC virus in Windows 10 with Windows Defender

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