Windows security not working

Question

I had just reset my PC and now when I open the windows security, It's not working.

I had removed some app called SDK runtime after resetting windows. Is it because of this?

In the attached image I have pinned settings(left) and windows security(right) side by side. Notice how windows security is just a white screen.

Can someone look into this?

Answer 1

Hello Bernard,

Method 1 and 2 weren't working, So I did an in-place upgrade, which seems to have done the job,

Thank you for your help.

Answer 2

Hi Jinu, thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today, my timezone is UTC +8.

I understand the issue you have, nothing to worry I am here to help, This happens when there is a corrupted file on the Windows Defender folder or a reconfiguration is needed, First, you need to check if you have a work or school account:

Open Settings> Click Accounts> Click Access work or school then disconnect the account there, if no account or already disconnected and you have the same issue follow the steps below:

Note: Before doing the steps I suggest completely uninstalling the third-party anti-virus first.

Method 1. Repair Windows apps and Windows Defender:

On Powershell(admin), copy and paste the command below and hit enter:

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

restart the PC and check

Method 2. Reinstall Windows Defender

Open the registry, then go to

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

Then delete the Windows Defender folder, restart the PC, and recheck it.

If none will work from the above solution, I suggest doing an in-place upgrade wherein it will upgrade the device to the latest version and repair all issues without deleting any files.

Kindly follow the steps from this link:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

Bernard