How to Limit Windows Defender CPU Usage on Windows 10
How to Limit Windows Defender CPU Usage on Windows 10.
Powershell Command: Set-MpPreference -ScanAvgCPULoadFactor 50
Windows Defender runs mostly in the background. It will scan new files for threats, and it will also examine any file that you download via the browser, regardless if you’re using Edge or Chrome, or some other browser. It never really runs full system scans while you’re actively using your PC. It will run a scan when it knows you’re away. That said, if you’d like to limit Windows Defender CPU usage so that it never uses the CPU too much, you can.
Windows Defender Antivirus has a maximum 50% CPU usage for a scan by default in Windows 10. But, you can specify a percentage of CPU usage you want Windows Defender Antivirus to not exceed. In this post, we will show you how to check current maximum CPU Usage for Scan and a quick way to specify maximum CPU Usage for Scan by Windows Defender.
Windows Defender runs mostly in the background. It scans new files for threats, and will also examine any file that you download via Edge, Chrome, or some other browser. A full system scan won’t run while you’re actively using your PC. However, if you want to limit Windows Defender CPU usage so that it never uses the CPU too much, you can.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).