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Why is Windows Defender disabled?

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Mar 15, 202611618 views
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OK, I have been doing nothing different than I have been since I have gotten Windows 7. Now all of the sudden Windows Defender is turned OFF and I cant turn it back on. It tells me that it is blocked by group policy.

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Fix for: Why is Windows Defender disabled?

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It is likely that you have become infected by malware of some sort - it is very common for such software to try disbale tools that could remove it. Try booting Windows in Safe Mode and running scans with other known-good tools like adaware (by "know…

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