14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft claims Windows 10 is an operating system that’s mostly built with user feedback, so the company’s posting a series of “Made by You” articles in the Insider Hub to show how users who installed preview builds participated in the development of the product.
In the latest such article, Microsoft reveals that the Windows Defender context menu integration that’s now available in Windows 10 is a feature that was implemented following user feedback, as many insiders requested such a feature after installing early builds.
Thanks to this integration, users can right-click any file in Windows 10 and scan it instantly with Windows Defender and thus make sure that no malware reaches their data.
This is a feature that’s already available in third-party antivirus solutions, but since Windows Defender is already built into Windows 10, and many users don’t feel the need for another application of this kind, having context menu integration to quickly scan files is clearly helpful.
Back by popular demand
But what’s also interesting is that this feature was previously available in Windows 8, but Microsoft decided to remove it for some reason in the first builds of Windows 10, even though it’s pretty clear that this is a very useful features for the majority of us.
“As all may have seen, starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10571 we added built-in context menu scan for Windows Defender. Yes, that is right, it is back!!! The most missed Windows 8 feature has returned by popular demand to Windows 10 platform because users like you have and upvoted feedback using the Feedback app,” the announcement Microsoft made in the Insider Hub reads.
Certainly, this feature is a welcome addition for those who want to stay away from malware, and given that Windows Defender is also becoming more powerful too, there’s little reason to get a third-party antivirus on Windows these days.