Die folgende Codeschnipsel zeigen wie man Microsoft Windows Defender mittels Powershell konfigurieren und verwalten kann
# List all Defender cmdlets
Get-Command -module defender
# Start a quick scan
Start-MpScan
# Start a full scan in a path
Start-MpScan -ScanPath C:\temp -ScanType FullScan
# Get status
Get-MpComputerStatus
# Get Preferences (current configuration)
Get-MpPreference
# Change some settings
Set-MpPreference -DisableRemovableDriveScanning $false
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false
# Add folders to the ExclusionPath
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Video, C:\install
# Remove folder from ExclusionPath
Remove-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\install
# Trigger Signature update
Update-MpSignature
# Disable Defender
New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" -Name DisableAntiSpyware -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force