Note: To rearrange the icons, you can press and hold or select any quick settings, then drag them. In Windows 10, action center is where you'll find your app notifications and quick actions—which give you quick access to commonly used settings and apps.
Change your action center settings at any time from the Settings app. Select Start , then select Settings. Select an app and then turn notifications, banners, and sounds on or off for some or all notification senders. Windows 10 Windows 11 More Change notification settings Do any of the following: Select Notifications to expand it, and turn notifications, banners, and sounds on or off for some or all notification senders.
Add or remove quick settings Select, or press and hold, the battery, network, or volume icon to open the quick settings panel. Select the Edit quick settings icon. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
In Windows 10 and Windows 11, application notifications about malware detection and remediation are more robust, consistent, and concise. Microsoft Defender Antivirus notifications appear on endpoints when scans are completed and threats are detected. Notifications follow both scheduled and manually triggered scans. These notifications also appear in the Notification Center , and a summary of scans and threat detections appear at regular time intervals. If you're part of your organization's security team, you can configure how notifications appear on endpoints, such as notifications that prompt for a system reboot or that indicate a threat has been detected and remediated.
You can configure the display of additional notifications, such as recent threat detection summaries, in the Windows Security app and with Group Policy. In Group Policy settings for all versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, the notification feature is called Enhanced notifications.
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It works with your existing antivirus software. Refer to the link below:. Disclaimer: Data or files which are infected by malware might be beyond cleaning and have to be deleted entirely to maintain the integrity of your system, which means there might be a potential for data loss. Once you finish running the safety scanner boot your computer in to safe mode and try to run the scan and check if it helps. Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another.
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