Windows 10: Problem with Security Settings not sure Windows Defender is working at all

Hi. I was trying to manually scan an .exe file yesterday and couldn't find the Windows Defender scan-option when right clicking.. this prompted me to go into Windows Security and here I found out Real-time protection to be turned off and grayed out. Things did not behave normally there at all. Most of the features do not work at all. The Security at a Glance page is just blank.








I sat with this issue all day long yesterday, did several scans with 3rd party Antivirus I did not have any installed prior to this and only got what I believe to be a few false positives.


Did a full scan today with MS Safety Scanner and got the following results:




and the fix got me this:






I've also tried messing around with the registry, and in Services I can't run the Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service:






I've also tried to reset the App itself and tried to create a new Admin profile.


Nothing works.


Any help is deeply appreciated.

:)

 

Windows Defender Not Working in Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for using Windows 10.

Sorry for the delayed reply. I suggest you to Set Windows Defender to Automatic - You can set the Windows Defender service to Automatic, Disabled or Manual. Setting it to automatic might solve the problem. Follow these
steps:

• Click Start > type services in the Search box > click Services in the Programs list.
• Search for Windows defender.
• Double-click Windows Defender, and click Automatic in the start-up box > click OK.

Also, follow the below mentioned steps and check:

• Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type CMD
• Type the following 2 commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannow
  
  
• Close the CMD window

Keep us posted on the status of the issue and we’ll be glad to help.

 

Windows Defender Security Center Won't Stay Open

None of your screenshots work. I suggest uploading them to tinypic.com or imgur.com and then posting a direct link within your post please.

Screenshots would be helpful.

 

Windows Defender Security Center removes working HP Photosmart driver

I was going to do so (perform a roll back), but after thinking about it...are we sure it's a necessary step here? I didn't have Windows Defender Security Center operating on this system (or if it was, it wasn't showing up in the tray and it wasn't giving
an error message) until this last Windows update.

Are we sure that this is a necessary step? If all it does is remove the Security Center from the tray or remove that feature, then I'm not sure anything has been discovered.

This is Norton Security 22.9.3.13, in case that helps and as you suggest, Windows Defender Security Center is still showing "Actions recommended" in the tray at the bottom right.