Windows 10: I'm having difficulty with Windows Defender on my Windows 11 PC.

Hi there! I'm having difficulty with Windows Defender on my Windows 11 PC. It's not updating the virus definitions, and I'm unable to perform a full system scan. I've checked for software conflicts, restarted my PC, and even tried manually updating, but nothing seems to work. Has anyone else faced a similar issue with Windows Defender updates and found a solution? Any guidance would be highly appreciated. Thanks

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Windows Defender Released

Microsoft has released the final version of its Windows Defender anti-spyware utility. Windows Defender is a product of the Microsoft acquisition of GIANT Software. Previously known as Windows AntiSpyware, after a two years beta period it's now available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 under the name Windows Defender. Windows Defender incorporates Real-Time Protection to monitor systems for spyware activity, automated spyware removal with scheduled scans, full integration with Internet Explorer 7.0 and automatic spyware definition updates from Microsoft. Windows Defender is available freely to all customers running a genuine copy of Windows. Microsoft has also announced that customers will each be allowed to report two support incidents for free with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Source: DailyTech

 

Windows 10 and 11 defender on my pc.

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I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Rest assured, that list is normal in Windows 11, you only have Windows 11 Defender installed on your PC, the other entries in that list are for other components of Defender, like the Firewall, Security Center... etc.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.