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Review remediation actionsRemediation Actions in Microsoft Defender for Business - Microsoft Defender for Business | Microsoft Learn

As threats are detected,the system detects threats, remediation actions come into play.address them. Depending on the particular threat and how your security settings are configured,settings, the system might take remediation actions might be taken automatically or only uponwait for your approval. Examples of remediation actions include stopping a process from running or removing a scheduled task.

AllThe Action Center tracks all remediation actions are tracked in the Action Center.actions.

Screenshot of the location of the Action Center in the Microsoft Defender portal.

This article describes how to useUse the Action Center to review pending and completed remediation actions in Microsoft Defender for Business.

How to use the Action Center

Use the following steps to open and review the Action Center.

  1. In the Defender portal at Defender portal, go to Actions & submissions > Action Center. Or, to go directly to the Action Center page, use page.

  2. On the Action Center page, use the available tabs:

    • Pending: View and approve (or reject)or reject any pending actions. Actions on the Pending tab can arise from anti-virus protection, anti-malware protection, automated investigations, manual response activities, or live response sessions.
    • History: View completed actions.

Remediation actions

Source Actions
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Automatic attack disruption - Contain a device-device
- Contain a user account on a device
- Disable a user account
Automated investigations - Quarantine a file-file
- Remove a registry key
- Kill a process
- Stop a service
- Disable a driver
- Remove a scheduled task
Manual response actions - Run antivirus scan-scan
- Isolate a device
- Add an indicator to block or allow a file
Live response - Collect forensic data-data
- Analyze a file
- Run a script
- Send a suspicious entity to Microsoft for analysis
- Remediate a file
- Proactively hunt for threats

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