Windows 10: I can not see my Windows Defender settings, I need help!

Hello, I noticed that I can not see my Windows Defender settings, I've read some articles and they said the issue was from malware softwares like Mcafee and other apps, But I do not even have Mcafee or any malware softwares.When i try to access the Windows Defender through the settings app, this is the only thing i see:However, When I access Windows Defender Settings through the windows search bar, I get this message:Overall, I don't know what's causing this issue, there might be a hiding app that's protecting my PC but how can i know which software it is?

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Installing Apps on Windows 10 Has Windows Defender Finding Malware

Hi Tommy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

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  Is this issue specific to third party apps?
  

I would suggest you to open Windows defender and add exclusions and check if it helps. Follow the steps to add exclusions in windows Defender.

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  Type Windows defender settings in the search bar and press enter
  
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  Under Exclusions click on Add Exclusion
  

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

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Now I'm using
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I'm currrently using it as described here:
https://forum.raymond.cc/threads/let-your-windows-8-defender-update-itself-automatically.34359/

 

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