Windows 10: Windows Defender not working nor being active and Windows update not working

Discus and support Windows Defender not working nor being active and Windows update not working in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hi, I've noticed that Win.Defender is not set as default antivirus pic.1-2I was checking the forums and found some articles but none of them helped..... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by SebastianFaja, Mar 31, 2021.

  1. Windows Defender not working nor being active and Windows update not working


    Hi,

    I've noticed that Win.Defender is not set as default antivirus pic.1-2I was checking the forums and found some articles but none of them helped..

    So I was digging in services and didn't even found windows defender in there, I found only security centrum but I was unable to restart it as one article was suggestingpic.3-5 I did run cmd and run sfc /scannow and [COLOR=rgba30, 30, 30, 1]DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth,[/COLOR] everything seemed good, I did check the dll files and there was missing:

    wuaueng.dll

    wucltui.dll

    initpki.dll

    wuweb.dll

    I ran malwarebytes and it didn't found anything.

    I was trying to check windows updates and then control panel suddenly closes , after I turn it back on it says that there was an error durring instalation of updatepic.6

    I don't know what to do please help

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    :)
     
    SebastianFaja, Mar 31, 2021
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  2. malware Win User

    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
     
    malware, Mar 31, 2021
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  3. P4-630 Win User
    SEtting up automatic updates for windows defender on windows 8

    I have found this on the internet en have set up a task for automatic definitions update for Windows Defender but a window pops up when this starts to run.
    Is there a way to set this without any window popping up so that it just runs in the background?

    Now I'm using
    "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -SignatureUpdate -MMPC

    I'm currrently using it as described here:
    https://forum.raymond.cc/threads/let-your-windows-8-defender-update-itself-automatically.34359/
     
    P4-630, Mar 31, 2021
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  4. P4-630 Win User

    Windows Defender not working nor being active and Windows update not working

    Why won't Windows Defender not auto update anymore

    I have have windows updates set to notify updates , I will install myself, because I want to make a system restore point before installing updates.

    Because of this windows defender does not update automatically and I had to create a task for updating in the task scheduler, which I did but it does not work anymore since I re-installed windows.
    What am I doing wrong?


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    P4-630, Mar 31, 2021
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