Turn off windows 10 defender scans

Norton 360 for Windows
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Issue abstract: windows 10 defender keeps running scans

Detailed description: I thought I had a infection so I mistakenly turned on windows 10 defender as a double check on norton 360. W10D is still running scans even tho windows security says norton is doing the protection. Do I have any options?

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OS details:win10

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Follow this article it should get your situation resolved quickly.

SA

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Disable the Limited Periodic Scanning in Microsoft Defender here

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Not happening. Periodic is already off.

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