Windows 10: Windows Defender is not being Displayed

Discus and support Windows Defender is not being Displayed in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello, my windows defender seems not to be working again. The last time this happened, there was some malware on my computer as it constantly said the... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Mulenga-M, Jul 7, 2020.

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    Windows Defender is not being Displayed


    Hello, my windows defender seems not to be working again. The last time this happened, there was some malware on my computer as it constantly said the battery needed to be replaced despite the computer being new. To fix this, I reinstalled windows and defender seemed to be working again. Today the problem has returned again and one of the signs also present previously was that I could not put the computer on sleep by pressing the power button, instead the screen would go off and it would remain on stand-by. Here is the screenshot of what happens when I try to open windows defender. Also, I have run a scan with McAfee and it is not detecting any viruses Windows Defender is not being Displayed 83e9adc3-a01a-4685-960f-0785aab2e9ca?upload=true.png


    [Original Title: Windows Defender]

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    Mulenga-M, Jul 7, 2020
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  2. Defender updates no longer shown

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

    I appreciate your interest on Windows 10.

    I suggest you to follow the steps below:

    • Type defender in the search box.
    • Click on update.
    • Check for the date on which defender is being updated.
    • If the recent date is mentioned then it will not show in the Automatic Updates.
    • Also click on update definition and check if any update is pending.
    Please get back to us with updated status. We will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Amrita Bhattacharjee, Jul 7, 2020
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  3. Windows defender's process running despite it being disabled.

    Windows Defender is integrated within Windows 10. So you have it and it is running (as it should be) unless you installed a 3rd party "real-time" anti-malware solution. If you are using an alternative security solution, it should have registered itself with Windows Action Center which would then disable the real-time component of Windows Defender - unless you specifically told the 3rd party solution not to register itself.

    For example, if you purchased Malwarebytes "Premium", it has a real-time scanner (the free version does not). When you install Malwarebytes Premium, it registers itself in Windows Action Center. But because Malwarebytes and Windows Defender play very well together without hogging resources or causing conflicts, it is often recommended to allow each to run at the same time. So to allow that, the user has to manually go into the Malwarebytes control panel Settings menu and select the option to "Never register Malwarebytes in the Windows Action Center".

    I suspect other 3rd party solutions provide similar options so you might check that out if you did indeed, install a 3rd party security solution.

    Both Windows Update and Windows Defender are supposed to step way back in to the background so they do not interfere with system performance when you are actively using your computer. But this is not always possible, especially if you regularly shut down your computer when you step away from it (instead of just letting it go to sleep), as too much time may have passed and your system is too far behind in Windows and security updates.

    Without you noting which program was actually consuming the lion's share of that 80%, there's no way to tell what, at this point, was causing the problem. However, I would not put it past a browser. Chrome, for example, is very good (or bad, I should say) at eating up a lot of RAM and failing to let it go when exited.
     
    Bill_Bright, Jul 7, 2020
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  4. Windows Defender is not being Displayed

    Defender updates no longer shown

    Sorry but I just want to see Defender updates listed in my update history. Updates for office 2010 etc are shown so why not Windows Defender?
     
    ThomasLangford, Jul 7, 2020
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