Invoke MdeMachineAntivirusScan

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external help file: PSMDE-help.xml Module Name: PSMDE online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/... schema: 2.0.0

Invoke-MdeMachineAntivirusScan

SYNOPSIS

Initiate Microsoft Defender Antivirus scan on a device.

SYNTAX

Invoke-MdeMachineAntivirusScan [-id] <String> [-comment] <String> [[-scanType] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Initiate Microsoft Defender Antivirus scan on a device.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Invoke-MdeMachineAntivirusScan -id "MACHINE_ID" -comment "Your comment"

EXAMPLE 2

Invoke-MdeMachineAntivirusScan -id "MACHINE_ID" -comment "Your comment" -scanType 'Full'

PARAMETERS

-id

Specifies the id of the target MDE machine.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-comment

Comment to associate with the action.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-scanType

Optional. Defines the type of the Scan. Allowed values are: 'Quick' or 'Full' (default: 'Quick').

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: Quick
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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NOTES

Author: Jan-Henrik Damaschke

RELATED LINKS

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/...