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Microsoft Defender will not let me log in on Windows 11
I have a subscription to the Personal Microsoft 365 plan which includes Microsoft Defender. When I try logging into Microsoft Defender on my Windows PC, I receive an error message stating "Couldn't s...
HeikeRitter, I just wanted to follow up to see if you have made any progress or if you have any suggestions.
HeikeRitter
Microsoft
MicrosoftGosh, I did not receive a notification for your message (or I missed it). I am very sorry.
Did you see SJ27s reply and did you try the suggested steps?
Did you see SJ27s reply and did you try the suggested steps?
- Not a problem. I did see SJ27s suggestions. I have already tried restarting, repairing, resetting, and completely uninstalling and reinstalling Microsoft Defender. Non of those worked. I also do not have any third party VPN apps.
The only thing I am unsure how to do is determine if I have any proxy settings set for my internet that may block Microsoft Defender from accessing its URLs. However, I would imagine if this was the case I would have issues with other applications, though I could be wrong, I am willing to test this if you or SJ27 could provide me guidance as to what settings to check.- HeikeRitter
akiva31 Hmm... not sure you have a proxy configured, but let's see. If you search in the search bar for "proxy" you can easily get to the proxy configuration:
How does this screen look like for your device?