does ms defender work with microsoft office professional plus 2021?

Question

I have a licensed version of win-11 + microsoft office professional plus 2021 ...I want to know whether ms defender works with microsoft office professional plus 2021?

Answer 1

Hi @Lincoln Pillay , yes it does! Where are you being prompted for the login? Can you sign in with the account your subscription is under?

Answer 2

Hello @James Hamil , this is the sequence of events:

• my free evaluation of McAfee tha came bundled with Win-11 expired
• i do recall reading that MS Defender becomes the default AV client
• i search for MS Defender and click to open

• I am then prompted to subscribe to MS 365

• i purchased a Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021 license and do not have a O365 subscription
• i did further checking last night and realised under Settings --> Privacy and Security --> Windows Security --> Virus and Threat Protection --> Who's Protecting Me? - that i am indeed being protected by MS Defender

So i am all good for now - many thanks for assisting me @James Hamil 👍🙌👌