Jayden16
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- Brisbane, Australia
Hi guys!
I'm new to the forums (first post) so please be kind, haha!
I have recently built a PC myself and had no issues whatsoever, until the other day when an Action Centre notification popped up. For some reason, Spyware and Virus protection have both turned off automatically and when I am prompted to turn them back on, I get an error saying "Action Centre can't turn on Windows Defender. Please try again later."
I have tried the services.msc method and tried to activate WinDefend that way, but encounter another error "Windows could not start the WinDefend service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified."
I have looked up this issue with no resolution yet - as most of the solutions are for people that have installed third party Protection Programs like AVG, Norton etc.
I haven't installed any programs like that, and have also checked in the Control Panel to make sure one didn't install itself automatically with an install of another program.
If anyone could help me out with some tips, that would be greatly appreciated.
I'm new to the forums (first post) so please be kind, haha!
I have recently built a PC myself and had no issues whatsoever, until the other day when an Action Centre notification popped up. For some reason, Spyware and Virus protection have both turned off automatically and when I am prompted to turn them back on, I get an error saying "Action Centre can't turn on Windows Defender. Please try again later."
I have tried the services.msc method and tried to activate WinDefend that way, but encounter another error "Windows could not start the WinDefend service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified."
I have looked up this issue with no resolution yet - as most of the solutions are for people that have installed third party Protection Programs like AVG, Norton etc.
I haven't installed any programs like that, and have also checked in the Control Panel to make sure one didn't install itself automatically with an install of another program.
If anyone could help me out with some tips, that would be greatly appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 4670K
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z87-PRO4 Motherboard
- Memory
- G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX 760 Gaming Edition OC 2GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VX238H 23"
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB
- PSU
- Corsair HX-650 V2 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply
- Case
- Corsair Graphite 230T Case with Window Black
- Cooling
- 2 x 120mm intake fans, Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU Cooler
- Mouse
- Razer Deathadder
- Internet Speed
- Telstra Ultimate Cable - 100Mbps Down
- Browser
- Google Chrome
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender