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userfriendly2026
Aug 07, 2026Brass Contributor
"Turn on Virus Protection" Notification appears after the latest update
So after the latest Windows 11 update I constantly get a single notification from Windows Defender claiming that it was turned off and suggesting to "Turn on Virus Protection". Fun fact is that Defen...
- Aug 22, 2026
This is a known issue reported widely in forums. It might be caused by July Cumulative Update Preview or August Cumulative Updates. We may expect a fix from September Cumulative Updates.
Till then you can upvote the already reported feedback here in the Feedback hub:
Hope this helps!
itsjustnebo94
Aug 10, 2026Tin Contributor
Respect, first of all, after 2 days I restarted my PC and after a few minutes, that is, for example, about 3 to 4 times, the same message appeared, I thought it was a virus, I scanned everything and everything was normal, until I came across your POST, so I'm not the only one who has this problem.
added: i will restart explorer like 3 4 minut later notification got again.