Windows Defender gets stuck / freezes on full scan

[JimTXQS]

I have an HP All-In-One desktop computer with Windows 11 Pro installed. I generally have the "Screen and Sleep" settings to turn off the screen after 5 minutes, and put the device to sleep after two hours. I use Windows Defender, and like to manually run a full scan every couple of weeks. This is in addition to the regular quick scans it automatically does. A full scan usually takes about 30 minutes. However, I've noticed that when the screen turns off during a full scan, that full scan will be stuck (frozen) when I come back and check on it. It will never finish the scan, no matter how

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