I'm having a tough time getting Windows Defender to turn on. The shield logo appears, but that's as far as it goes. I've tried safe mode, numerous online commands, and I can't even manually start the service or set it to start automatically. I've even reset my operating system, but nothing has worked. Currently, I'm running the malicious software removal tool, but I'm feeling pretty hopeless about the situation.
2 Answers
It sounds like malware might be messing with your system, which often causes issues like this. I recommend running a full scan with Malwarebytes first to check for any threats.
Could you have another antivirus program installed? Sometimes they can interfere with Windows Defender.
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