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Issue with Windows Defender on Windows 11
I cannot open any of the settings on windows defender, when i try to it tells me to look for a compatible app in the Microsoft Store. Is this a bug or some other (fixable) issue?
- I had this problem on all machines updated from 19043.1151 to 22000.120.
This command from elevated PowerShell fixed the problem for me, try it and report the results:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage
Reinstall using PowerShell Command
The problem is not new and has been reported by Windows 10 users as well when they upgraded from a feature update. The solution is relatively simple.
Open Windows Terminal and ensure it opens in PowerShell mode. Next, run the following commands
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
The problem is not new and has been reported by Windows 10 users as well when they upgraded from a feature update. The solution is relatively simple.
Open Windows Terminal and ensure it opens in PowerShell mode. Next, run the following commands
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}