Windows 10: Restore Windows Defender on systray registry file help

I'm really bad with computers and I would like some help if it is possible.
The icon for the windows defender doesn't appear on my systray and I've tried all of the above options on this forum.
My last option is try and use the .reg file on option 5, but I do not know if they are safe.

Could someone tell me if they are safe to run?

Thank you in advance for any help.

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Windows defender in Windows 10

Hi Rob,

Just to verify, is your operating system running on the latest Creators Update? With the introduction of Windows Defender Security Center, we can take a different approach in turning off Windows Defender via Registry settings.

Before proceeding, we strongly suggest that you create a backup of the registry file that we are about to edit. This is to ensure that you would still have the option to restore Windows Defender registry, should you decide to enable Windows Defender in the
future. Check out this link for the steps.

Once you're done backing up, proceed with the steps below on how to disable Windows Defender Security Center via Registry:

• Type Regedit on the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• Navigate to the following file path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
• Right click on an empty area, and click New.
• Click DWORD (32-bit) and rename it to DisableAntiSpyware.
• Double-click DisableAntiSpyware and set the value to
  1.
• Restart your PC.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Defender getting turned off during overnight full scan. (Windows 10)

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I would like to ask you:

• What registry script did you use?
• What all troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it helps.

Method 1

This issue may happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow
the below given steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
  
• 
  In Command prompt type
  sfc/scannow and press enter.
  
• 
  Restart the computer.
  
  If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state, then I suggest you to try the following steps:
  

• 
  Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
  
• 
  In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:
  
  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
  
  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
  

• 
  Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.
  

Method 2

Please follow the below steps to set the right registry entry and check if it helps.

• Press Win key + R. This will open Run.
• Type "regedit" and hit enter.
• Navigate to these keys:
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender
• Change value of 'DisableAntiSpyware' and 'DisableAntiVirus' from '0' to '1'.
• After changing the values go to 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender' and open 'MSASCui.exe' file.

To do so: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

If the issue persists, I would suggest you to run a system restore and restore the system to a previous date when it was working fine.

• Open Start menu.
• Type System Restore and hit enter.
• Follow the prompts and select a restore point when your PC was working fine.

Disclaimer: When you use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you installed are removed.

Hope this information was helpful.

 

Recent File List

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
...

you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.