I’ve just finished my first setup ever of a Windows 10 computer. It’s a “new” refurbished Dell Precision 5530 running Win 10 pro x64 21H2. Purchased through a reputable vendor that shipped the machine current through the August 2022 updates.
Setup went well (ignoring my irritation at the vague, obtuse, and sometimes frankly misleading verbiage to get me signed up in a Microsoft Account) and at the end I updated the Defender definitions and did a quick scan which took all of 20 seconds and reported scanning somewhere between 40 and 50 thousand files with no issues found.
Then I ran a full scan. About 10 seconds into the scan it showed about 300,000 to 400,000 files scanned. About 8 minutes later it showed about 1,200,000 files scanned and predicted about another 6 to 7 minutes remaining before scan completion. Then suddenly it reported being finished with a total elapsed time of about 8 and a half minutes and about 400,000 files scanned.
I’m not concerned about the incorrect predicted remaining scan time, but the number of files scanned seems pretty strange. Why would it report 1,200,000 scanned files while the scan was executing and then only 400,000 files scanned after the scan finished?
I used the word “about” above because while I was paying attention, I wasn’t totally concentrating on it, my main reason for running the scan being to get a feel for the computer’s speed.
One other thing. Where can I download wushowhide? I can find a lot of links to info about it but can’t seem to find a download link/site.
