How to make Windows Defender active?

How to make Windows Defender active?

Hello! Katherine91,

For your problem on how to activate Windows Defender!

Hope this can help you.

• Click on the Start Button,
• Click the Circular Icon from the Bottom Left
• From the Right Panel, click Control Panel
• From the Left Panel, Click Classic View
• Scholl all the way down until you find the Windows Defender icon,
• Right click on the icon,click OPEN Top,
• Click Tools, Option and Check mark necessary boxes

So that all the steps you want to active the Windows Defender.

How to make Windows Defender active?

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How to make Windows Defender active?

Windows Defender comes pre-installed when you install Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 including Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1. If you’re on Windows 7, the best to install is Microsoft Security Essentials if you want a Microsoft antivirus. Windows Defender is also available for Windows 7 but unlike Microsoft Security Essentials which will give you complete protection, Windows Defender will only provide spyware protection on Windows 7.

If you’re on Windows 7, download Microsoft Security Essentials according to your language. Now, if you have Windows Defender and it doesn’t start, the main reason is if you have a third-party antivirus installed on your computer. Microsoft Windows is designed to detect the presence of security applications installed and when it detects a third-party antivirus or internet security program, Windows Defender will shut itself off.

If this is the case and you installed a third-party security software like Norton Security Deluxe or ESET Internet Security, uninstall your Norton Security Deluxe or ESET Internet Security and restart the computer. After booting, you need to turn on Windows Defender manually. Click “Start” then in the search box type without quotes “windows defender” then hit Enter.

In Windows Defender, go to “Settings” tab and check “Turn on real-time protection.” Another cause why Windows Defender is turned off is if the date and time settings on your computer are incorrect. To fix the problem, set your computer to your correct time zone and synchronize the time with the internet clock and also set the correct date.