Windows 10: Solved: Can't find Windows Defender on Windows 10 it disappeared

I solved my issue regarding the inability to turn on Windows Defender on Windows 10 using a method not listed on any of the countless websites talking about this issue.

My symptom was that, under Windows Security settings, the option for "Virus & threat protection" disappeared. When I searched for it on the bottom left search bar, I got an error "Page not available Your IT administrator has limited access to some areas of this app". This is my personal laptop; not a company laptop. I am the administrator!


I updated Windows to the latest version, uninstalled McAfee trial that came with the laptop, but these did not solve my issue.


For me, the solution was:

- Run Registry Editor as Administrator
- Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Policy Manager
- Set value of AllowUserUIAccess to 1


It took me a whole week to find out the User Interface was disabled. But I hope this solution helps you.


Andrew

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Task to auto update windows defender definitions disappears

My mom has a new laptop with windows 8.1, we always set the windows updates to manual.
On our other windows 8.1 computers I have created a task for auto updating windows defender definitions, which works fine for us.

This is how I created this task:

"Click on "Create Task", name it what you like (mine is Daily Signature Update), set the trigger as the time you want it to run every day.

For Action browse to Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe and select it. In "Add arguments" add -SignatureUpdate -MMPC"

But somehow this task disappears once it has run on my mom's laptop.
I'm logged in as admin and then I also tried it with running the task scheduler as admin, the task just disappears every day for some reason, while it works fine on our other windows 8.1 computers.

Anyone an idea why this task disappears every time?

Thanks.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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