windows defender says "Your IT administrator has limited some areas of this app , and the item you tried to access is not available" when i want to scan file and can't scan my laptop.

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2024-09-05T13:05:04+00:00
  1. windows defender says "Your IT administrator has limited some areas of this app , and the item you tried to access is not available" when i want to scan file and can't scan my laptop.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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2024-09-05T14:49:13+00:00

The Windows Security UI should work straight away. If not, restart the computer and give the system a few minutes to initialize before checking.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-05T14:16:35+00:00

    When you right click SecurityHealthSetup.exe file and run it administrator, a blank window should flash for few seconds. After that try again please.

    Let me know how you get on

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-05T14:12:13+00:00

    Please try below

    1. Open Windows Explorer
    2. Inside File Explorer, navigate to the following folder:

    C:\WINDOWS\System32\SecurityHealth

    1. Insider SecurityHealth folder, you’ll find SecurityHealthSetup.exe named file. Right click on this file, select Run as administrator.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-05T14:03:53+00:00

    It is my personal laptop.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-05T13:43:30+00:00

    Hi Jatin,

    Is the laptop in question your personal laptop or work laptop?

    If it's a work laptop then this query can only be answered and resolved by your company IT department. Means that there is a Group Policy that is blocking you from being able to perform a scan.

    Cheers,

    Mote

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