Windows 10: Windows Defender Link each time I try to open Defender

Processor: Intel Core i7-10875H 8-Core 2.3-5.1GHz 16MB CacheGraphics Card: 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2070 SuperDisplay: 15.6" Full HD 240Hz IPS-Type Anti-Glare 1920 x 1080SSD Storage: 2 TB Dual 1TB ADATA Swordfish PCIe NVMe SSD'sMemory: 64GB DDR4 RAM 2 Dimm Memory Frequency: 2933MHzThermal Cooling Solution: Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut CPU & MasterGel Maker GPU Upgrade ULTIMATE COOLINGWindows 11 Professional 21H2 22000.778Feature Experience Pack: 1000.22000.778.0On the above computer, I cannot get Windows Defender to open. When I click on any of the options in the context men

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Windows Defender Released

Microsoft has released the final version of its Windows Defender anti-spyware utility. Windows Defender is a product of the Microsoft acquisition of GIANT Software. Previously known as Windows AntiSpyware, after a two years beta period it's now available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 under the name Windows Defender. Windows Defender incorporates Real-Time Protection to monitor systems for spyware activity, automated spyware removal with scheduled scans, full integration with Internet Explorer 7.0 and automatic spyware definition updates from Microsoft. Windows Defender is available freely to all customers running a genuine copy of Windows. Microsoft has also announced that customers will each be allowed to report two support incidents for free with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Source: DailyTech

 

Good alternative to Windows Defender on 8.1

An easy way to see if Defender is the cause of the slow folder loading is to just disable Defender and open the folder. If it still does it, then it is Explorer being stupid, if it opens quickly then it is Defender.

 

Good alternative to Windows Defender on 8.1

Every time I open my Downloads folder, navigate to a subfolder in it, or what have you, Explorer takes an inordinate amount of time to load the folder. It's an often reported issue with Windows 8 and Defender.