Windows 10: I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender.

Discus and support I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender. in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I am having a problem in which the security center service is just completely gone from the services.msc I had not download any antiviruses before this... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Sami Khan420, Oct 6, 2022.

  1. I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender.


    I am having a problem in which the security center service is just completely gone from the services.msc I had not download any antiviruses before this error but I did download one after because I want some security while this problem isn't fixed. When I start my Laptop I get a notification in the action bar saying"Turn on windows security center service."The windows security center service is turned off, click to turn it on." Fig 1.1but when I click on it, it says "Windows security Center service can't be started" Fig 1.2What can I do please help.Fig 1.1Fig 1.2

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    Sami Khan420, Oct 6, 2022
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  2. Borg 386 Win User

    windows defender & security center services keep turning off


    Are you running any other AV or did you have one running in the past? If you didn't use an uninstaller for the AV, then the remnants of it could be causing the problem. Normally any time you install an AV it disables Defender by default.

    If you are getting any error codes please list those, that will be helpful in helping you.

    As torre suggested, might be a good idea to do a reset or even a reinstall.

    Reset Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

    There are also some suggestions listed here:

    Unable to turn on Windows Defender in Windows 7 / 8 / 10

     
    Borg 386, Oct 6, 2022
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  3. windows security center disabled...

    windows security center disabled????????

    i just installed windows defender on my computer (freshly formated new hard drive about 2 weeks ago) and it would not update because the security center was not running. so i went to msconfig and it was not in the services list so i went to services.msc and it was disabled. so i changed it to automatic and started it. after rebooting it was still running, so i restarted it again and it was disabled again, so i renabled it again. and when i went to the security center in control pannel it looked like this


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    i had to enable the windows firewall too. but it says that automatic updates are turned off, so i went to change it and it said that it was on...???...???? i did the fast format this time cause i didnt want to wait for 500gb to format *Big Grin I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender. :D and i have noticed a few other quirks mainly my audigy 4 pro software acting funny time to time. do you think that i have a virus or something of that nature? i will put AVG on here tomorrow and maybe adaware. i have never had a virus so i didnt see any need for anti virus and or spyware programs eating up resources. but i am puzzled as to why my services are automatically shutting down...
     
    acousticlemur, Oct 6, 2022
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  4. I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender.

    Securing Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 services HOW TO

    I will try changing their settings sometime, the one thing I've noticed about this guide is that it doesn't list the Windows services that NEED to be left as local system, so some people might not be too sure what they're doing and worry about any that aren't listed. Just a suggestion that you might want to include in any future revisions. *Smile I cant access windows security center service nor the windows defender. :)

    The non-default ones I have that you have not listed are:

    .Net Runtime Optimization Service v2.0.50727_X86
    Ati HotKey Poller
    ATI Smart
    AVG E-mail Scanner
    AVG7 Alert Manager Server
    AVG7 Update Service
    BlueSoleil Hid Service
    Bluetooth Support Service
    ewido anti-spyware 4.0 guard
    iPod Service
    Messenger Sharing USN Journal Reader Service
    Service Layer
    Windows Defender Service

    The problem is that the only ones of these I actually use are The AVG and Windows Defender services and occasionally the "Service Layer" service (related to Nokia PC Suite) and the "Messenger Sharing USN Journal Reader Service" (related to WindowsLive Messenger). Anyway, I'll see how much I can secure those and post back how I get on. I'll try to test it sometime this week just I'm a bit waring of changing the AVG settings because the only way to test if it was still working would be for a virus to be detected... and I' rather I didn't get viruses!
     
    Jimmy 2004, Oct 6, 2022
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