Windows Security Full Scan discrepancy in numbers

[Windows 11]

Windows 11 24H2 26100.2894Why is there a discrepancy in the number of files scanned.Just did a Clean install of Windows 11, and after checking for updates and installing them, have a "virgin" system.Went to Windows security and performed a Full Scan. 1st pic is during the scan and it shows 817624 files and the scan has not completed. 2nd pic is after the scan completed and shows 425751 total files scanned. A minute or two later ran the Full Scan again 3rd pic and it ended up with 334820 files scanned.Why is there such a difference in numbers? Especially the 817624 while running and 425751 when

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