K kafka Member Member Messages 19 Aug 4, 2013 #1 I am finding lately that Defender is off and I have to start it manually. I thought Defender would remain switched on unless I switched it off. Any ideas? My Computer System One OS Vista
I am finding lately that Defender is off and I have to start it manually. I thought Defender would remain switched on unless I switched it off. Any ideas?
Brink Administrator Administrator mvp Messages 25,263 Aug 5, 2013 #2 Hello Kafka, Did you install a 3rd party AV program that may be turning off Windows Defender? My Computer System One OS 64-bit Windows 10 Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Custom self built CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR) Graphics Card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload Browser Internet Explorer 11 Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
K kafka Member Member Messages 19 Aug 5, 2013 #3 I did have Avast installed but I uninstalled it. My Computer System One OS Vista
Brink Administrator Administrator mvp Messages 25,263 Aug 5, 2013 #4 In that case, you might scan your system with something like Windows Defender Offline at boot to help make sure that your system is clean. In addition, check to make sure that Windows Defender's real-time protection is turned on as well. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21967-windows-defender-protection-turn-off-windows-8-a.html My Computer System One OS 64-bit Windows 10 Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Custom self built CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR) Graphics Card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload Browser Internet Explorer 11 Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
In that case, you might scan your system with something like Windows Defender Offline at boot to help make sure that your system is clean. In addition, check to make sure that Windows Defender's real-time protection is turned on as well. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21967-windows-defender-protection-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
K kafka Member Member Messages 19 Aug 5, 2013 #5 I have checked that Defender's real-time protection is turned on and set to automatic. I'll see if it continues to turn itself off. My Computer System One OS Vista
I have checked that Defender's real-time protection is turned on and set to automatic. I'll see if it continues to turn itself off.