Windows 10: Windows update and defender aren't working.

Hi everyone this is my first time posting here.


I randomly checked my windows defender one day and found it to be shut down and not running. When I click the protection history on the Windows security app it just crashes at the same time the security app is just blank. Scanning for viruses doesn't work as the scan is just stuck at 0 seconds permanently loading but nothing happens. Looking around the app everything has been turned off, real time protection is off and so are the other options, The buttons to turn them on are grayed out so I can't click them.


The same issue also applies to windows update but whenever I click update history or the update settings icon it just freezes the entire window. Also I can't seem to install any apps from the windows store, it tells me to update my laptop because it can't detect my system.


I've tried running the Dism and Sfc checks on the CMD and they all showed nothing is wrong with my system. I tried deleting malwarebytes because some people said it might interfere but both are still not working.

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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?

 

Windows update and windows defender issues

We suggest you to avoid installing any cleaner or anti-virus software that may interrupt the function of Windows Defender. Make sure that Windows Defender is always on. To do this follow these steps:

• On the Start menu, type Windows Defender and hit enter.
  
• Click Settings.
  
• Turn Real-time protection on.

We also recommend you to install the latest update for Windows Defender.

Should you have further questions, feel free to get back to us.

 

Icons from apps aren´t displayed correctly

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query at Microsoft community.

Do the apps work fine apart form the icons not displaying correctly? If so I would suggest you to run an SFC scan and check if it helps. If the issue persists you may run DISM command and check.

Follow this steps:

• • 
    Press Windows+X.
    
  • 
    Click on Command Prompt (Admin).
    
  • 
    Type the command SFC /SCANNOW and
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and hit
    Enter.
    

Hope the information provided was helpful and do let us know if you need any assistance in the future. We will be glad to help.