Unable to access 'Quarantine' or 'Scans' folder in Windows Defender Folder

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Hi all, I had Windows Defender pick up a Trojan from a file I downloaded, which I quarantined. However Defender now tells me 'Remediation Incomplete'"Detected: Trojan:Script/Wacatac.H!mlStatus: FailedThis threat or app might not be completely remediated."There are no further actions or options available - last time this happened I had the option to delete the file direct from the Windows Security window.I assume this means it was not able to successfully quarantine or delete the file but the file has been removed from my Downloads folder and doesn't show up in any explorer search of either Do

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