Exploring Clear Windows Defender Protection History in Windows: A Guide for PowerShell and Batch Scripts

In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity is of utmost importance. Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus solution provided by Microsoft for Windows operating systems. It helps protect the system against malware, viruses, and other potential threats. As part of its functionality, Windows Defender maintains a protection history that logs all the detected threats and actions taken. This protection history can be useful for analyzing the security status of a system and identifying any potential issues.

This article aims to guide Windows users on how to explore and clear the Windows Defender Protection History using PowerShell and Batch Scripts. By doing so, users can effectively manage their system's security and keep their Windows Defender logs organized.

Examples:

1. Exploring Windows Defender Protection History using PowerShell:

   • Open PowerShell as an administrator.
   • Run the following command to view the protection history:

     Get-MpThreatDetection

   • This command will display a list of detected threats along with relevant information such as detection time, threat ID, and action taken.

2. Clearing Windows Defender Protection History using PowerShell:

   • Open PowerShell as an administrator.
   • Run the following command to clear the protection history:

     Clear-MpThreatDetection

   • This command will remove all the entries from the protection history.

3. Exploring Windows Defender Protection History using Batch Scripts:

   • Open Notepad and create a new file.
   • Copy and paste the following command into the file:

     @echo off
     "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -GetFiles

   • Save the file with a .bat extension (e.g., explore_protection_history.bat).
   • Double-click the batch file to execute it.
   • This command will display a list of detected threats and their respective file paths.

4. Clearing Windows Defender Protection History using Batch Scripts:

   • Open Notepad and create a new file.
   • Copy and paste the following command into the file:

     @echo off
     "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -RemoveDefinitions -All

   • Save the file with a .bat extension (e.g., clear_protection_history.bat).
   • Double-click the batch file to execute it.
   • This command will clear the protection history by removing all the definitions.