Windows 10: Server 2016: Windows Defender cannot be uninstalled, fixed, started or replaced?

Good afternoon, I am working on a server 2016 installation. For whatever reason my windows defender service has stopped operating. Trying to remove, reinstall, or fix via DISM/SFC seems to have failed and I'm near my wit's end.


So, here's what I know.


Windows update cannot update the definitions, fails with a 0x80070643 error

Removal via powershell command Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Defender fails with a 0x800f0831 error at 57%

Removal via "remove roles and features" fails similarly, as does command line.

Renaming the Windows Defender folder and creating a new one with a transplanted set of files from a working 2016 installation did not work (but also doesn't seem to have broken anything additional)

SFC /Scannow doesn't return anything unusual, while DISM /online /cleanup-image /restore-health hangs for a very long time at 100% and then returns a "not enough storage available to complete the operation. The server is using about 30Gb of 100Gb total (give or take) and has about 300 gb free on the C drive.



Net Start Windefend gives a

Windows Defender Service could not be started, A system error has occurred


System Error 3 has occurred.


System cannot find the path specified



I ran a command cmd /c reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend |clip and got a result very similar to this, with the exception of the last line didn't exist http://pastebin.com/KAu8303P


Last 3 lines on mine said

"

LastFeaturesQuery Reg_SZ 2018/02/02/23:34:39


HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Roles

HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Security

"


echoing the program files directory returned the proper directory


I'm losing my mind here, If anyone could return my workdays to peace I would be very thankful.

:)

 

Windows 2016 Nano Server

Hi ,

Can we hibernate the windows 2016 Nano server .

What are the steps to proceed with it.

What are the steps to create nano server with bare metal process.

Thanks

NKG

 

FIXED!! Windows 7 sp1 never ends searching for updates

Check the date on the one you thought it was. Nov 4 2015 <-That's not June

The rollup does contain the fix.

June 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

June 21 2016

Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: June 2016

This update contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This includes the following:

• An optimization that addresses long scan time for updates that's reported on some computers.
• Fix for a Windows Update error 0x8007000E on some computers while they are updating.
• Some reliability improvements.

 

FIXED!! Windows 7 sp1 never ends searching for updates

They made it part of the WU client then, or it's two different things doing the same. Too bad you can't download it separately.