Windows 10: Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender Preventing Me From Sending A Mail Merge

Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender is preventing me from sending a mail merge because it's unrecognizable.It told me that I can have access for ten minutes but it still didn't send the email How do I avoid this situation. Do I have to install another security software to prevent this from happening ?

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Windows 10 Windows Defender versus Microsoft Security Essentials

Hi Bryan,

Microsoft Security Essentials was upgraded to Windows defender and it was a default security software from Windows 8. You cannot have both as they are one.

Since you get this annoying popup at the startup i suggest you to disable any Microsoft Security Essentials entries in Startup tab.

• Open the Task manager. by pressing Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
• click on Startup tab
• Right click on Microsoft Security Essentials entry and click on Disable.

Restart the computer and check if that helps.

 

Microsoft Security Essentials Fails AV-Test Certification

That's confusing indeed but what's done is done. At least when you try to install MSE in Windows 8 it won't let you do so.

From MSE Site:

I've read W8 defender reviews by PCMAG and Techlogon and maybe someone else they all say that Win8 defender and MSE are almost equal. Defender is more robust though.
Neither is perfect against zero days but neither is the worst.

 

Windows 10 Windows Defender versus Microsoft Security Essentials

I do not have Microsoft Security Essentials in that startup list. I only have Ms Security Client User Interface and Windows Defender User Interface in the list.

Bryan