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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
Then you have to try to upgrade to latest version of WIP Win11 build.
I did: it's a fresh new installation and I did an in place upgrade with the last available ISO too (as I said, now the Surface dial settings is broken again, as before the in place upgrade it crashed only when I tried to add a new app).
- Took Me 25 to 30 attempts over several days - i have very little IT knowledge so can only suggest to keep trying - don't copy & paste is the point where it eventually worked and I guess I might have perhaps missed spelling parts or left spaces but anyhow it eventually worked our of the blue like magic - even on computers using insider Beta & officially declared as incompatible yet it downloaded and has worked this past year - it seems this same bug is still continuing a year after it first started & there are several other workarounds that apparently work for others so it's worth trying them all till you find the right one for you ? I assume you have the right updated BIOS whatever that is? I'm unfamiliar when people use alphabet letters of various processes so didn't understand what your last reply was about ? Even finding the correct Powers Powershell took Me several attempts & then the quirky writing of the words & characters & spaces till it eventually recognised it- copy & pasting simply didn't work for my machines and I was almost resigned to staying on Windows 10 - in many ways I wish I had not changed as the Windows 11 screen layout is so restrictive & task bar is terrible with its limited space on a single line & try to run anything more than 3 or 4vprogrammes at once will create screen freezes - thankfully I've a couple of windows 10 older computers and invariably I end up using them more often than the Windows 11 desktops - keep trying & good luck - but don't loose any sleep trying to upgrade - its simply not worth the agro ! All Best Wishes to you !
