
Windows Defender Service Troubleshooting Checklist
If Windows Defender won't start, won't update, or shows error messages like "Service stopped" or ...

If Windows Defender won't start, won't update, or shows error messages like "Service stopped" or ...

You click to open Windows Defender Security Center and see a 404 page, or the Settings app shows ...

You try to sign into Chrome, but it keeps asking for your password in a loop. Or your bookmarks, ...

You set up a scheduled task in Windows that needs to access an SSL certificate—perhaps for certif...

When you run a PowerShell script that reads or writes to a file, you may see the error: The...

You're installing or upgrading Windows 10 and see the error: "BitLocker module not found"...