Use Windows Defender to Monitor Programs

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Use Windows Defender to Monitor Programs

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1. Choose Start➪All Programs➪Windows Defender.

2. In the resulting Windows Defender window, choose Tools➪Software Explorer. In the Software Explorer window that appears, click the Category button and choose a category of software to display.

3. Click any program you’d like to monitor. Detailed information about that program appears.

4. Your options might vary, depending on the category of software you select. For example, for Currently Running Programs, if you want to stop a process in progress, click End Process. If you want to display the Task Manager window to manage specific software tasks, click Task Manager. For Startup Programs, you can use the buttons displayed to remove a program from the startup programs, disable or enable a program, and so on.

5. When you finish working with Software Explorer, click the Close button.

You can use the information about programs available in Software Explorer to verify program information, such as its publisher, version, when it was installed, and whether it shipped with your operating system. These details might help you verify whether a piece of software on your system is legitimate or one that you’d rather not run.

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