Windows 10: Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect my PC by Itself?

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  1. SULIMAN SINDI
    Suliman Sindi Win User

    Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect my PC by Itself?


    Dear: AllIs Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect my PC by Itself?Kind Regards

    :)
     
    Suliman Sindi, Jun 27, 2021
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  2. DHEERAJJAISINGHANI
    DheerajJaisinghani Win User

    Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect My PC??????

    Hi!

    Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect My PC or should i buy some other trustworthy Antivirus App to protect the PC from Virus, threads, malware etc etc...???
     
    DheerajJaisinghani, Jun 27, 2021
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  3. VICF1
    vicf1 Win User
    Clear Windows Security Center (Defender) Protection History

    Did not work for me. After going through all steps I still have protection history full
     
    vicf1, Jun 27, 2021
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  4. THUNDERROAD
    ThunderRoad Win User

    Is Windows Defender Good Enough to Protect my PC by Itself?

    Unable to turn on Windows Defender real time protection

    Hi guys, I'm a bit desperate here right now. *Confused

    I have the same problem that this guy over here. I'm running Windows 10 Home x64, version 1607, build 14393.0.

    I had to restore the PC to a previous point because I ****ed up some drivers. Then my AV (Bitdefender Free) started having some issues (they gui didn't display correctly) so I decided to uninstall it and just go with Windows Defender.

    The problem is I can't get it to work... I get a notification in the Action Center saying to turn on the virus protection, when I click it, Windows Defender goes green(PC status: protected, Real time protection: on) for a second and then goes yellow again (PC status: Windows Defender is OFF, Real time protection: Handled by another AV program) and I get the notification again. If instead of clicking the notification I click "Turn on" on the Windows Defender gui, Windows opens another window, "Apps & Features" in settings, like asking me to uninstall the other, nonexistent AV.

    Now, I've tried a lot of things...


    • Of course, I have completely uninstalled Bitdefender. I used the official tool provided by them for this. There is nothing in the registry by bitdefender nor any file or folder by that name in my PC.

    • I have tried every step listed here.

    • I have tried to install another AV (Avast) and the uninstall it to see if this would "reset" somehow windows defender. (Nope.)


    • I have run MBAM and nothing pops-up

    In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender there is noDisableAntiSpyware key. But in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender there is a DisableAntiSpyware key and its value is 0. (Not sure if this is important but wanted to give you the info.)

    Anyone has any idea? Right now I'm thinking of downloading another AV or just go without any and be done with it. *Huh
     
    ThunderRoad, Jun 27, 2021
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