This hidden Windows 11 setting runs Defender scans you missed
THE SO WHAT
Missed antivirus scans are a quiet gap in many endpoint baselines—Windows 11’s setting to run overdue Defender scans closes one of those holes. If you own fleet security, verify this behavior via policy rather than assuming scheduled scans actually run.
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