gerdress.blogg.se - Turning on windows defender

Generally speaking, Windows Defender will automatically protect your system unless you either manually disable it or install a different security suite. It's worth upgrading to the latest version of your operating system to avoid having to deal with these legacy interfaces. Note: You can also access every other Windows Security Center function using this method - simply click 'Turn on' displayed under each tool to enable them.įollowing recent updates, the above process is the same across Windows 10 and Windows 11, however on certain older versions of Windows 10 you may find that the old UI presents itself. Complete the following steps to turn on Microsoft Defender Antivirus on your device. Windows 10 start button Click the Settings button on the left side of the start menu.

Click the toggle button for each function to turn them on 1 Enable or Disable Defender Click the Start button.

Scroll down to 'Virus & threat protection settings'.

Please provide a screenshot of the output for that command.

Paste this command into Command Prompt and hit Enter: REG DELETE 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender' /v DisableAntiSpyware. From the resulting list, right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'. Click the 'Virus and threat protection' tool listed under 'Security at a glance' Click your Start Button, then just type cmd.Click 'Turn on' under 'Virus and threat protection'.Click the Start menu and type "windows security" into the search bar.