Login to Windows Server → Search and Open “ Windows Powershell”.Ģ. You must restart the destination server to finish the installation. In the Confirmation section, click on Install. In the Feature Section, click on GUI for Windows Defender as well as Windows Defender (If it is not installed) from under Windows Defender Features.ħ. Do not select or Deselect anything in Server Roles Section → Click NextĦ. In Server Selection, select your Windows Server, if your server is configured in the network, then select the particular server from the list to process the installation → Next.ĥ. In the Installation Type section, select Role-based or feature-based installation → Next.Ĥ. Log in to your Windows Server 2012, 2016, or later → Open Server Manager.ģ. If the above command turned output as Available for Windows Defender and its add-on modules, you can install it from server manager or Powershell. But, windows offer us options to install/enable the GUI using server manager or Powershell. In the windows server operating systems ( 2012, 2016, etc) there is no GUI is installed/enabled by default for Windows Defender Antivirus. Install Windows Defender Antivirus GUI Manually. All the items with Available Status you can install using following methods, Now you can see all the available or installed status of windows defender antivirus and modules/addons of the windows defender antivirus. Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object | ft Name,DisplayName,Installstateģ. Run the following command to enable the Windows Defender Antivirus on the server.

Login to Windows Server → Search and Open “ Windows Powershell“.Ģ. But we can go ahead and check the status of Windows Defender using the following steps whether it is installed or available to install,ġ. In some OS settings windows defender antivirus is disabled due make the performance better. In this article learn: How to use and configure Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows Server?Ĭheck Windows Defender Antivirus & Addons Status It has a very simplistic mechanism and configuration which you can do as per requirements. Keeping the server secure from the well-known attacks Windows Defender will surely help you. Windows especially have fantastic preinstalled Windows Defender Antivirus on their major operating system.

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