How to turn on window defender on window 8.1
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- window 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- 00262-30287-11551-AAOEM
- CPU
- CORE i3
- Memory
- 4.00 GB
- Browser
- Internet Explorer
- Antivirus
- window defender
It should be on automatically;
however, if you installed any 3rd party anti-virus and/or anti-malware and/or security suite --
Windows 8 will automatically turn off and keep turned off Windows Defender.
How to turn on window defender on window 8.1
How to turn on window defender on window 8.1
Here are the things that you need to do:
1. Uninstall any 3rd-party antivirus program such as malwarebytes, avast, avg, norton, kaspersky or trend micro.
2. Press the WINDOWS and R keys on your keyboard.
3. Type services.msc on the Run window and press ENTER.
4. On the list of services, check and look for Windows Defender and make sure the status column says: "Started".
REMINDER: Do not attempt to start Windows Defender while the 3rd-party antivirus software is installed. Follow step 1 first.