I am currently using Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and encountering issues with Windows Defender. Below are the details of my situation and the steps I have attempted to resolve this issue.
- Issue:
- When I press the scan button in the 'Setting > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Current threat' section of my system, nothing happens.
- Initial Check:
- Attempted Solutions:
- I tried to start the service using
Start-Service -Name windefend
, but received the following error message and was unable to start the service:
Start-Service : Failed to start service 'Windows Defender Antivirus Service (windefend)'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Start-Service -Name windefend
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:ServiceController) [Start-Service],
ServiceCommandException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StartServiceFailed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartServiceCommand
- I also attempted to start the service directly from 'Services', but received an error message and could not initiate the service.(attached image)
I would greatly appreciate any insights into the cause of this problem and suggestions for resolution. If any additional information is required, please let me know.
Thank you for your assistance.