

The version of Windows Defender in Windows 10 comes with plenty of security features. Read: How to remove Windows Defender icon in Windows 10. If you use a 3rd-party antivirus software but have turned on Windows Defender Limited Scanning feature, the icon will be visible in the Notification Area. Now you have to click on the Turn on Windows Defender button. Things have changed a bit in Windows 10 v1607 and later. To make Windows 10 display the Windows Defender: If you wish, you can show the Windows Defender icon in the Windows 10 system tray. Windows Defender is not visible in the Windows 10 system tray by default so one might be skeptical whether it is protecting the computer. However, if the antimalware is just an antispyware or anti-keylogger and does not contain an antivirus, Windows Defender will continue to run in the background as is evident from the Task Manager window in Windows 10. That is, instead of Windows Defender, you will be running the anti-malware you installed. If you think Windows Defender is not able to perform well, and install some other antivirus software on the computer running Windows 10, the operating system will automatically disable Windows Defender and stop it from running. It is good for home users, and for people with regular need for Internet, the Windows Defender protection is more than enough. If you do not have any antimalware installed on the computer, you are running Windows Defender by default.
