Manually run a virus scan in Windows 8/8.1

It's bugged me since 8 came out that I couldn't "get to" Defender. I knew it was supposed to be there but the task tray icon is gone. Well no more!

Put your mouse in top right corner until the right hand charms pop out.

Click on search.

Type Windows Defender

Choose Windows Defender from the results.

You can change your settings, make sure you have the most updated dats, or run a manual scan, from the interface presented, which resembles the Windows 7 Security Essentials UI.