What to do if windows defender cannot be activated
Table of contents:
- Windows Defender cannot be activated, possible solutions
- 1 - Uninstall any third party Antivirus
- 2 - Use the System File Checker tool
- 3 - Clean the Startup of your computer
- 4 - Restart the Security Center service
Windows Defender is the Antivirus that comes by default in Windows 10, it serves as a simple protection against network threats but it may sometimes stop working for no apparent reason. Not a few users have complained that this tool stops working when you install Windows 10 Anniversary. If you're among the unlucky ones who can't activate Windows Defender, follow these tips to fix it.
Windows Defender cannot be activated, possible solutions
1 - Uninstall any third party Antivirus
If we have an Antivirus that is not Windows Defender installed, even when we are not using it, it is recommended to uninstall it so that it cannot create any type of conflict. In the event that we do not have any third-party Antivirus installed but we did have it on some occasion, Microsoft recommends downloading and running specific applications for each Antivirus and that it completely erases them from the system without leaving a trace.
2 - Use the System File Checker tool
Windows Defender system files may have become corrupted. To solve it we must run the System File Checker.
- We open the Command Prompt (CMD) in Administrator mode. Once executed we are going to enter the following command sfc / scannow and press Enter, we just have to let the process finish.
3 - Clean the Startup of your computer
Windows usually has a series of tools that are hidden and that are quite useful, as is the case with System Settings.
- To call it you must open the Start Menu, search for System Settings and run it. Once inside we go to the Services tab and activate the Hide all Microsoft services box so that only those that are from third-party applications are seen. disable all
Another recommended option is to clean startup from Task Manager. To do this we doing the next:
- We open the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and go to the Start tab. Here we will be able to disable all the applications that run when Windows 10 starts, we disable everything.
4 - Restart the Security Center service
If all of the above fails we can make sure that this service called Security Center is activated.
- We open the Start Menu We are going to look for the desktop application called Services We are looking for the service called Security Center, it should be activated by default, we are going to restart this service by right -clicking and clicking the Restart option
I hope this has been helpful to you and that Windows Defender comes back to life. See you next time.
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