On Windows 11, you can use the Microsoft Defender Antivirus to scan individual files and folders to make sure they are not infected, and I'll show you four methods.

On Windows 11/10, you can enable scanning of archive (.zip, .rar, and .cab) files with Microsoft Defender ... In the right pane of Scan in Local Group Policy Editor, double-click Scan archive ...

If the Performance Mode State is disabled, the scan will be ... SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection In case, there is no Real-Time Protection, right-click on the Windows ...