Here is a registry tweak that adds some Windows Defender options to the Desktop Context menu as a cascading menu so you can quickly run a scan, update, or open Microsoft Defender.
Download defender_menu.zip, unzip it and run the enclosed REG file.
When you right-click on the desktop, you’ll see a Microsoft Defender menu option with a sub-menu containing open, scan, settings, quick scan, and full scan options.
Registry File Contents
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Ramesh Srinivasan ;Winhelponline.com ;Adds Defender cascading menu in Desktop Right-click menu [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\WindowsDefender] "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\EppManifest.dll" "SubCommands"="WD-Open;WD-Update;WD-QuickScan;WD-FullScan" "Muiverb"="Microsoft Defender" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-FullScan] @="Full Scan" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\EppManifest.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-FullScan\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MpCmdRun.exe\" -Scan -ScanType 2" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-Open] @="Open" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\EppManifest.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-Open\command] @="explorer.exe windowsdefender://" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-QuickScan] @="Quick Scan" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\EppManifest.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-QuickScan\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MpCmdRun.exe\" -Scan -ScanType 1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-Update] @="Update" "Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\EppManifest.dll" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WD-Update\command] @="explorer.exe windowsdefender://update/"
See also
How to Update Microsoft Defender and Run a Quick Scan in a single click.
Windows Security URL Shortcuts for Each Page (WindowsDefender://)
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