Windows 10: cant access C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\ even tho im administrator

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I can't open windows defender scan folder.

If those folders are empty in Safe Mode, then they are empty, there would be no difference in Windows in normal mode.

Anything flagged in the list in Defender would be in this folder:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service

Have your performed a full offline scan with Defender?

 

Windows defender scan

I have tried to schedule a daily scan. But scan fails.

Last run result Code (0x2).

There is also a Operational Code 2.

And In the General discription box for Event 201 There is "action "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.2001.7-0\MpCmdRun.exe" with return code 2147942402."

All codes seem to point to "file not found".

Also the Action listed is actually "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.2001.7-0\MpCmdRun.exe
Scan -SceduleJob -Scan Trigger 55". All I ever changed is trigger so this is the default setting for Actions in Task Scheduler. I don't know what the addition means.

I give up. I would like to return Windows Defender to its default scan and don't know how. I have Windows 10 v1909 OS build 18363.592

 

Windows Defender: List of Data scanned

Hello,

Where will I found the list of data (files, paths, processes,...) scanned by Windows Defender?

I am able to find the list of exclusions but not the reverse!!!

I have checked the Event Viewer

• Windows logs
  
• Application
  
• Security
  
• System
  
• Applications and Services
  
• Microsoft > Windows > Windows Defender > Operational I checked also EndpointProtection.log in C:\Windows\CCM\Logs & also C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Support\MPLog-202302xx.log I could not find what I need. I need to see what was scanned by Windows Defender between 02:00 am and 02:30 am this morning: files, paths, processes, etc...
  

Thanks,

Dom