I have an XPS 13 9350, but it came with Windows 10 pre-installed, and without Dell Backup&Recovery (DBaR). It came with 4 partitions (the one with EFI, the OS (C:), and 2 recovery partitions). I suspect you have the 2 extra partitions because of the upgrade in place, and the DBaR. I was able to run Windows Defender Offline without problems. However I would note that if Windows Defender is your default anti-virus, then running WDO will not detect anything that a regular WD on-demand scan does not. (I use Panda Free AV).
You might want to read the following Dell article:
I have to wonder if the easiest solution for you might be to just uninstall DBaR, since Windows 10 has its own native Backup and Recovery tools, including the ability to create an image to backup your entire system.
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Hi Doug, and welcome to the forum.
I have an XPS 13 9350, but it came with Windows 10 pre-installed, and without Dell Backup&Recovery (DBaR). It came with 4 partitions (the one with EFI, the OS (C:), and 2 recovery partitions). I suspect you have the 2 extra partitions because of the upgrade in place, and the DBaR. I was able to run Windows Defender Offline without problems. However I would note that if Windows Defender is your default anti-virus, then running WDO will not detect anything that a regular WD on-demand scan does not. (I use Panda Free AV).
You might want to read the following Dell article:
Dell Backup and Recovery (DBaR) and Windows 10
www.dell.com/.../EN
I have to wonder if the easiest solution for you might be to just uninstall DBaR, since Windows 10 has its own native Backup and Recovery tools, including the ability to create an image to backup your entire system.