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How to fix in the virus and threat protection settings it says no active antivirus provider. Your device is vulnerable cause i want to enable anticheat again..

Anrijs Saušs 0 Reputation points
2026-04-02T13:37:48.5566667+00:00

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Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy

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  1. Jeronimo Fuerte 38,245 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-04-02T14:14:20.0533333+00:00

    Hi! If this is your own home PC, first uninstall any non-Microsoft antivirus/security suite completely and restart. Then open services.msc and check that Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service (WinDefend) and Security Center (wscsvc) are not disabled; Microsoft’s Defender troubleshooting guidance lists those services as key checks. After that, open Command Prompt as Administrator and run: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth then sfc /scannow Microsoft recommends running DISM before SFC to repair corrupted Windows components and system files. If the device is actually tied to a work/school organization, you’ll need to contact that administrator because policy can prevent changes in Windows Security.

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