How Can I Restart MsMpEng.exe When It's Not Responding?
I'm having trouble with the MsMpEng.exe process, which is Windows Defender. I've tried using schtasks to run a batch file as SYSTEM to taskkill it with the command…
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How can I restart msmpeng.exe when it won't shut down?
I'm trying to kill the msmpeng.exe process on my Windows machine using a batch file run as SYSTEM. However, despite running the command "taskkill.exe /F /IM MsMpEng.exe" through…
How can I restart msmpeng.exe when I'm unable to kill it?
I'm trying to restart the msmpeng.exe process (Windows Defender) because it's using a lot of memory—over a gig, which seems excessive. I've attempted to use a batch file…
How Can I Force Restart msmpeng.exe?
I recently tried using schtasks in an elevated command prompt to run a batch file as SYSTEM to kill the msmpeng.exe process. However, my command, which was "taskkill.exe…
How can I force restart msmpeng.exe?
I've been trying to kill the msmpeng.exe process, which is Windows Defender. I set up a scheduled task to run a batch file as SYSTEM, and in that…
How can I force Microsoft Defender to restart if taskkill doesn't work?
I'm trying to restart msmpeng.exe (Windows Defender) because it's leaking memory—about a gig and its usage is way too high. I even set up a batch file that…