When you enable the Windows 8 Real-time protection function, it is always necessary to enhance the security of the Windows system. In Microsoft's latest Windows 8 operating system, the familiar Windows Defender tool has greatly improved its functionality. In this operating system, the Windows Defender tool is no longer just a simple tool to prevent malicious programs. It also supports virus detection and removal. In this case, the tool has become Microsoft's first Built-in anti-virus software. This tool integrates some of Microsoft Security's essential functions and is good at using it to actively scan and delete viruses, and its real-time protection function, it can "escort" for online surfing in Windows 8 systems ". When enabling Windows 8 Real-time protection, you can press the "Win + X" shortcut key, select the "control panel" command, and double-click the "Windows Defender" icon, expand the main operation interface of the corresponding tool. On the "home page" tab page, by default, we can only see the scan options and real-time protection information functions. The scan function is the same as that of other anti-virus software, supports "fast", "complete", "Custom", and other scanning methods. The Quick Scan option can detect the areas most vulnerable to virus and malicious program attacks, the full scan option can be used to scan all the content on the hard disk of the local computer. The custom scan option allows you to customize the scan range based on the actual situation. When you find that the real-time protection function of Windows 8 is disabled, you can click the "Settings" tab of common software to open the tag settings page and click the "real-time protection" option in the list on the left, in the display area on the right of the expected option, select the "enable real-time protection" option, and press the "Save changes" button to save settings. This function is enabled successfully. In the future, when viruses or other malicious programs attempt to install and run on their own, the real-time protection function will immediately remind users. To ensure security protection, we must also regularly update the Windows Defender tool to ensure that its built-in virus library is always up-to-date. If you find that the virus database of the corresponding program has not been updated to the latest status on the "Homepage" tab page of the tool, select the "Update" tab on the main interface, click the "Update" button on the tab page to force Windows Defender to automatically update the virus database.