Windows Security Problems

Question

Hi. I am trying to figure out if this is a windows 11 bug or something I should be concerned about. Recently I restored my pc to a new state of windows 11, I have this issue when I open the Windows Security App. If I do not immediately click on the Windows Security App it will show all protections as "unknown". If I click on it quickly after opening the App, everything appears to be active and working. I have tried restarting and repairing the App. When I do repair the app I don't get the issue right away until some time has passed.

My OS is Windows 11 Home - Version 22H2 if that helps.

Answer 1

Hi, and thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

I understand the issue you have, nothing to worry I am here to help, this is happening 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:

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