From e95b6fed95c3ff67924f1e3c8193a4278b160fb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denise Vangel-MSFT Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 16:39:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update restore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md --- ...estore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/restore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/restore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md index dc1e161cec..625c85ac9a 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/restore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/restore-quarantined-files-windows-defender-antivirus.md @@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ manager: dansimp - [Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2069559) -If Microsoft Defender Antivirus is configured to detect and remediate threats on your device, Microsoft Defender Antivirus quarantines suspicious files. If you are certain that any of the quarantined files are not a threat, you can restore them. +If Microsoft Defender Antivirus is configured to detect and remediate threats on your device, Microsoft Defender Antivirus quarantines suspicious files. If you are certain a quarantined file is not a threat, you can restore it. 1. Open **Windows Security**. 2. Select **Virus & threat protection** and then click **Protection history**. 3. In the list of all recent items, filter on **Quarantined Items**. -4. Select an item you want to keep, then click **Restore**. (If you prefer to remove the item, you can click **Remove**.) +4. Select an item you want to keep, and take an action, such as restore. -> [!NOTE] -> You can also use the dedicated command-line tool [mpcmdrun.exe](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/command-line-arguments-windows-defender-antivirus) to restore quarantined files in Windows Defender AV. +> [!TIP] +> Restoring a file from quarantine can also be done using Command Prompt. See [Restore a file from quarantine](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/respond-file-alerts#restore-file-from-quarantine). ## Related articles