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DO Microsoft offer any tools to check the configuration of windows defender AV against best practices?<br />
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also if you use windows defender in a corporate environment, what tools are used for oversight of AV status across your devices like you get with other commercial AV products? with defender, does a central server push out the updates, or is it more common they download directly from the Internet?<br />
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can defender be amended / disabled by standard users or only local admin rights.
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DO Microsoft offer any tools to check the configuration of windows defender AV against best practices?

also if you use windows defender in a corporate environment, what tools are used for oversight of AV status across your devices like you get with other commercial AV products? with defender, does a central server push out the updates, or is it more common they download directly from the Internet?

can defender be amended / disabled by standard users or only local admin rights.

managing windows defender

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