I have opened Windows Defender looked at its settings and see no Tools anywhere not even after selecting Settings. I don't know where this Tools they mention can be found. To always show the Windows Defender icon, select (check) “Always“. Screenshot of the icon for the Windows Security app on the Windows task bar.

Using.15 posts My windows defender taskbar icon wont load tried everything i cant beleive i cant get it to. Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus, if needed. By default the selected option is “Only if Windows Defender detects an action to take”, which means the icon will only appear if there is any action by Windows Defender. Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers.

Scroll down the Options page, at the section of “Real-time protection options”, there is an option “Choose when the Windows Defender icon appears in notification area“. I tried to find help on the NET and found this 'To display the Windows Defender icon in Windows notification area (system tray), go to Tools and select Options under the Settings section. In Windows 10, the Microsoft Defender antivirus can be disabled from the classic interface or using a specific policy. By opening it up under the Update & Security tab of Setting it sure seems to be running.

I installed a new network card and now I do not see the Windows Defender Icon in the systray any longer.

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