Windows 10: MS Security Essentials

Discus and support MS Security Essentials in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; WInX comes with Defender, but I prefer Security Essentials. Is there a way to upgrade to MS Security Essentials? 4902 Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Mayagrafix, Mar 23, 2015.

  1. MS Security Essentials


    WInX comes with Defender, but I prefer Security Essentials. Is there a way to upgrade to MS Security Essentials?

    :)
     
    Mayagrafix, Mar 23, 2015
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  2. Uninstall MS Security Essential in Win10

    MSE has been replaced by Windows Defender in Windows 10 as I have been told by the MSE installer itself when I tried to run it. MSE disappeared from my computer too! Now Defender is supposed to run in its place, but I never SEE IT running. Don't know how
    to start it either!
     
    tedweissgerber, Mar 23, 2015
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  3. Cannot uninstall MS Security Essentials

    I had MS Security Essentials when in Windows 7.

    Now that I have upgraded to Windows 10, I'm trying to uninstall MS Security Essentials but couldn't.

    The reason I want to do it is the Windows Defender that comes with Windows 10 seems to provided added protection for rootkits and bootkits.

    In my computer, Windows Defended has been turned off (automatically?), and I can't uninstall MS Security Essentials (I get a message saying "You don't need to install MS Security Essentials" when trying to uninstall it, which is weird because I'm trying
    to uninstall, not install it). I also cannot turn Windows Defender on because all I get is a message saying "This app has been turned off and isn't monitoring your computer", without the ability to go any further.

    MS Security Essentials is running fine and seems to have a better User Interface (Extra "Settings tab" not found in Windows Defender, that allows you to set a scheduled scan, automatically check for definition files etc...). I know this because I just bought
    a brand new computer with Windows 10 that only has Windows Defender on it.

    What can (or should) I do?

    Thanks
     
    PikaChule1, Mar 23, 2015
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    MS Security Essentials

    Hello Mayagrafix,

    Starting with Windows 8, Windows Defender has been replaced with a renamed MSE now. It's the same with a Windows Defender shell.

    You will not be able to install MSE in Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 because of this.

    http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrus...one-do-i-need/
     
    Brink, Mar 23, 2015
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  5. swarfega Win User
    Windows Defender is virtually the same product. I'm curious as to what aspect you prefer about MSE.
     
    swarfega, Mar 23, 2015
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  6. jimbo45 Win User
    Hi there

    the INTERFACE / UI may look the same but it's a different product --Windows Defender was not a good name as it confuses people with the more or less useless offering on W7 of the same name. MSE was the Pre-cursor / development model for the new Windows defender. MSE ran as a separate application on top of the OS but Windows defender is built in as a system process right into the kernel and in theory should be able to do a better job.

    In any case the best protection as always is YOU the USER when using the Internet.

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Mar 23, 2015
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  7. swarfega Win User
    The user isn't always the best defence against internet nasties. I'd imagine a lot of older people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I've had to rescue several older people in my neighbourhood from their actions. So in these situations multi layered security is the answer.
     
    swarfega, Mar 23, 2015
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  8. Gary Win User

    MS Security Essentials

    I am using Avast Internet Security and it does a fine job on 7 and 10.
     
  9. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Glad we could help. *Smile
     
    Brink, Apr 5, 2018
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