No, Windows Defender or Windows Security doesn’t scan mapped drives by default. No matter whether you use Windows 11 or Windows 10, or any other version, this functionality remains the same.

In today’s post, we will show you how to configure Windows Defender to scan archive files in Windows 11/10. Windows Defender is the built-in security solution in Windows 11/10 and is enabled by ...

Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how ...

Windows Security comes pre-installed on all PCs running Windows 11 or Windows 10, as does Microsoft Defender ... or even an ...

i.e., Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 21H2. The Microsoft health dashboard describes the issue as following: After installing "Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus antimalware platform - KB5007651 ...