How to Create a Microsoft Security Essentials "Update & Quick Scan" Shortcut
Information
This will show you how to download or create a shortcut that will open Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) and automatically check for install available updates for MSE, then automatically performs a quick scan of your system.
EXAMPLE: Microsoft Security Essentials "Update & Quick Scan"
OPTION ONE
To Download the "MSE - Update & Quick Scan" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
MSE-Update&QuickScan.zip
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the MSE - Update & QuickScan shortcut to the desktop
.
4. Right click on the
MSE - Update & QuickScan shortcut, and click on
Properties,
General tab, and on the
Unblock button.
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
5. You can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu this shortcut,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create the "MSE - Update & Quick Scan" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
Code:
"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" -UpdateAndQuickScan
3. Type
MSE - Update & QuickScan for the name, and click on the
Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. Right click on the new
MSE - Update shortcut on the Desktop and click on
Properties.
5. Click on the
Shortcut tab, then click on the
Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Client\eppmanifest.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above and click on
OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
9. You can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu this shortcut,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn