> If people have enabled that setting, or left that default on, then that's their problem; it's not Windows Defender's fault.
There is no such setting for Defender. The file scanning is either on or defender is completely off. To even access some of the better stuff like ASR rules (that are disabled by default) you need third-party software or pay for their enterprise offering.
Consumer Defender literally has like 4 toggles in total. It's a dumbed down and extremely permissive AV because it runs on every Windows machine.
There is no such setting for Defender. The file scanning is either on or defender is completely off. To even access some of the better stuff like ASR rules (that are disabled by default) you need third-party software or pay for their enterprise offering.
Consumer Defender literally has like 4 toggles in total. It's a dumbed down and extremely permissive AV because it runs on every Windows machine.