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I had a lot of files so I decided to reset to factory settings. View 6 Replies Windows Factory Setting Failed - Computer At 2% Turned Off Sep 7, 2015 Windows Defender is turned off, and both Windows Firewall and Norton Anti-Virus has been temporarily disabled, but it still won't work. I've been trying unsuccessfully to use Windows Update but keep getting the error code 0x800705b4. Local Group Policy shows nothing is configured.? View 3 Replies Updates :: Defender Is Turned Off Jan 9, 2016 However I get the system error ' Windows Defender is being managed by your system administrator' controlled by group policy. I'm logged on, it's my computer, I'm the administrator, there are no AV running.

Questions: How do I re-enable the Windows Defender On/Off button and How do I DISable Windows ability to turn it on again? View 4 Replies Windows Defender Is Turned Off And Can't Turn It On Jan 14, 2016 I'm further surprised to find the notice, under Settings/Windows Defender, which says 'You can turn this off temporarily, but if we find that it is turned off for a while we'll turn it back on again, automatically.' (One mystery solved*)Īs I understand it, Windows Defender is merely Microsoft's own notion of free antivirus software-so when Windows turns Defender on again, this means I not only have two antivirus packages running (and possibly interfering with each other-involuntarily) but also that I now seem to have no choice in the matter-unless, of course, I permanently uninstall the antivirus software that I paid good money for. I was further surprised to find that the On/Off button is disabled-so I CAN'T turn it off! (I could swear I turned it off, sometime in the past. View 1 Replies Antivirus :: Windows Defender Cannot Be Turned Off Jan 13, 2016Īs I use a proprietary antirvirus, and on a whim, I just thought to check my Windows Defender setting, only to find to find that it was turned on*. It doesn't stay enabled i.e., it becomes disabled as soon as I close the Services app. I am unable to start the Windows Security Centre service too. I tried everything that's listed on the MS answers thread. When I try to launch it, a window saying 'This app has been turned off and is not monitoring your computer' pops up. View 1 RepliesĬannot Turn On Windows Defender - This App Has Been Turned Off And Is Not Monitoring Your Computer Nov 10, 2015

'This app has been turned off and isn't monitoring your computer' How do I get rid of the Windows Defender message: Windows Defender - App Has Been Turned Off And Isn't Monitoring Your Computer Aug 26, 2015

Windows defender this app has been turned off