How to remove or restore quarantine items in Windows Defender

Published: February 13, 2006

When Windows Defender quarantines software, it moves it to another location on your computer and then prevents the software from running until you choose to restore it or remove it from your computer.

Note: To complete these steps, you must be logged on as an Administrator or be a member of the Administrators group.

To remove or restore quarantined items:

1.

Open Windows Defender. (Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Windows Defender.)

2.

Click Tools, and then click Quarantined items.

3.

Review each item and then, for each, click Remove or Restore. If you want remove all quarantined items from your computer, click Remove All.

If you want remove all quarantined items from your computer, click Remove All

Warning: Do not restore software with severe or high alert ratings. If allowed to run, these items can harm your privacy or the security of your computer.


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