Windows 10: Should I buy another AV or Windows 10 Security Defender is way enough?

Discus and support Should I buy another AV or Windows 10 Security Defender is way enough? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hi, I just bought Surface Pro 6 and installed Windows 10. The AV installed with Windows 10 is Windows Defender. Is this AV good enough for all... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by PIBzzz, Apr 18, 2019.

  1. PIBZZZ
    PIBzzz Win User

    Should I buy another AV or Windows 10 Security Defender is way enough?


    Hi, I just bought Surface Pro 6 and installed Windows 10. The AV installed with Windows 10 is Windows Defender. Is this AV good enough for all protections or should I buy a renown AV on the market instead?

    :)
     
    PIBzzz, Apr 18, 2019
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  2. BORG 386
    Borg 386 Win User

    windows defender & security center services keep turning off


    Are you running any other AV or did you have one running in the past? If you didn't use an uninstaller for the AV, then the remnants of it could be causing the problem. Normally any time you install an AV it disables Defender by default.

    If you are getting any error codes please list those, that will be helpful in helping you.

    As torre suggested, might be a good idea to do a reset or even a reinstall.

    Reset Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

    There are also some suggestions listed here:

    Unable to turn on Windows Defender in Windows 7 / 8 / 10

     
    Borg 386, Apr 18, 2019
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  3. VAYRA86
    Vayra86 Win User
    Norton Security Deluxe, any issues windows 8.1/10?

    What

    No

    Windows Defender. Done. If you want a backup, I would suggest Panda Free Cloud AV. It also does its job well, but realistically, Defender is very mature atm and doesn't conflict with most anything, hell it even has a ransomware protection now. As for malware etc. run HitmanPro and/or Antimalwarebytes once a month or so. That really does cover you, and in a much better way.

    What's next, you're going to let us download more RAM? *Big Grin Should I buy another AV or Windows 10 Security Defender is way enough? :D
     
    Vayra86, Apr 18, 2019
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  4. BILL_BRIGHT
    Bill_Bright Win User

    Should I buy another AV or Windows 10 Security Defender is way enough?

    "Attestation" A new feature coming to Windows Defender in Windows 10

    Tech Republic - Upcoming Windows Defender feature will tell you when security fails
    This seems very promising. Microsoft is in the unique position to know what Windows should look like, even before Windows Update pushes out new changes. As long as MS can properly sync WD with WU changes AND this new features does not make any "noticeable" hit on system performance/resources, all without any false positives, this should be a big step forward for consumer security, and a blow to the bad guys - always a good thing.

    Of course, there will likely be some hiccups the Windows/Microsoft/Windows Defender bashers will surely pounce on - regardless how extensive the Beta process is. But hopefully open and unbiased minds will prevail. After all, the goal is to stop the bad guys and if this gets us closer to that, that's a very good thing.

    For more detailed information, see Introducing Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation)
     
    Bill_Bright, Apr 18, 2019
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