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Hi everyone. I have been trying to figure out how to make my Windows Defender scan files. Everyone so far has the same responses, all of which I have tried. I have Windows 10 Home v1909. Please let me know if you need more system information. Here is what I see when I try to Scan with Windows Defender:
I don't have the Virus & threat protection tab. I don't remember ever having it since I got this PC. I am on an Administrator profile, and I have never installed any other antivirus program. Here is what I tried:
1. Checked to make sure my user profile isn't corrupted. I encountered the same error on a test administrator profile, before and after trying the options below, so I'm pretty sure this isn't the problem.
2. Used Group Policy Editor to disable Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus. I checked Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender Antivirus. This option wasn't turned on, actually. It just wasn't configured before, so I changed it to Disabled.
3. Used regedit. I didn't see any registry files that included the word "Disable," so I couldn't change the values or delete anything like that. They didn't exist as far as I could tell. Here are my findings:
That's it for the main folder, and...
Maybe one of these is the answer, but I don't want to mess with something I don't understand unless I have clear instructions.
It seems like everything else is running: Win10 is producing recent Health reports ("No issues" for all categories), and my firewall is on. There is just no Virus & threat protection section.
Is this intentional? Is this blocked from me by some other means? Do I have to have Pro? I had to install a Windows Batch File to access gpedit.msc, so is it similar to that?
I appreciate your help and support. Thank you.
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I don't have the Virus & threat protection tab. I don't remember ever having it since I got this PC. I am on an Administrator profile, and I have never installed any other antivirus program. Here is what I tried:
1. Checked to make sure my user profile isn't corrupted. I encountered the same error on a test administrator profile, before and after trying the options below, so I'm pretty sure this isn't the problem.
2. Used Group Policy Editor to disable Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus. I checked Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender Antivirus. This option wasn't turned on, actually. It just wasn't configured before, so I changed it to Disabled.
3. Used regedit. I didn't see any registry files that included the word "Disable," so I couldn't change the values or delete anything like that. They didn't exist as far as I could tell. Here are my findings:
That's it for the main folder, and...
Maybe one of these is the answer, but I don't want to mess with something I don't understand unless I have clear instructions.
It seems like everything else is running: Win10 is producing recent Health reports ("No issues" for all categories), and my firewall is on. There is just no Virus & threat protection section.
Is this intentional? Is this blocked from me by some other means? Do I have to have Pro? I had to install a Windows Batch File to access gpedit.msc, so is it similar to that?
I appreciate your help and support. Thank you.
Continue reading...