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all these methods tried, and still no windows defender. more methods may be necessary for some.such as me. it appears it took going through several methods, to find one that worked.Ģ. to comment overall and as well, on this last maneuver that worked for _you_ ġ. Windows key + R > Scroll down to Security Center > reset.įINALLY action center popped up and Windows Defender turned on! So, I just read another forum and it told me to:
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I just finished cleaning those corrupt files with 'Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth', and Windows Defender still won't turn on I'm currently running SFC now, so I'll let you know how I go. I forgot to mention after using avastclear, I have restarted my laptop and it STILL does the same. Search C drive for sfcdetails.txt or navigate to C:\Windows\System32 and scroll down. If corrupt files are found that can’t be fixed, tryĭism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (Observe spaces before /)įindstr /c:"" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt Run it and see if the fault disappears after re-booting your system It finds and fixes errors in Windows, but doesn't always report them. I'm not very 'computer-smart', so, any help would be greatly appreciated.ĭid the same to me but was running after I restarted the PC, hope yours does similar! If you're using another app to check for malicious or unwanted software, use Action Center to check that app's status." When I try opening Windows Defender, the program itself, a message pops up saying: "This app has been turned off and isn't monitoring your computer. When I try to turn it on, the loading icon (little blue circle) next to the cursor flashes for a brief moment, as if it's loading, and then disappears and nothing happens. I've tried using their program avastclear, tried re-installing avast again and using avastclear and I've also tried cleaning my registry using Ccleaner and STILL Windows Defender still won't turn on.
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Cant turn windows defender on 64 Bit#
I'm currently running Windows 8.1, 64 bit and I'm having trouble turning back on windows defender after deciding to rid of Avast Free.