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MS Defender used to automatically scan USB devices when plugged in but that's not the default anymore (and AFAIK hasn't been for a few years since one of the ma
by gamblor956 5y ago
MS Defender used to automatically scan USB devices when plugged in but that's not the default anymore (and AFAIK hasn't been for a few years since one of the major updates); you now have to enable it somewhere non-intuitive (like the Policy Editor?).
- ridgered4 5y agoThat's a really bizarre choice of default setting.
- gamblor956 5y agoNot really, when you consider that there are tens of thousands of USB devices that work with Windows, many of which can operate like a flash drive even though they aren't (like cameras). I can imagine MS disabling this feature by default due to the headaches involved. Notably, autolaunching USB drives is also no longer the default option for USB devices. The user has to specifically choose what action happens when the device is first plugged in (and by default, that choice only applies to the current instance; the user must manually choose to have the choice apply the next time the device is plugged in).
- annoyingnoob 5y agoMy point is that people thinking that Windows 10 comes with Windows Defender, and that Windows Defender will protect them by default, are in for a surprise. Defender probably is not doing anything you might think it should, by default.