Windows 11 is telling users their antivirus is off — it's a bug

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Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf

The company added both problems to its Windows release health dashboard on August 28. Microsoft has confirmed the Defender ...

Windows 10 and 11 users are seeing a Defender warning that isn’t real

Microsoft confirmed a bug in recent Defender updates that's triggering incorrect "antivirus disabled" warnings across Windows ...
XDA Developers

Windows 11 is warning people that Defender Antivirus has been turned off, but don't worry, says Microsoft

If you get this alert on your PC, first, double-check to ensure that your Microsoft Defender Antivirus isn't actually turned ...
Research Snipers

Windows Defender: Microsoft screws up update, disables virus scanners

Microsoft actually wanted to close a security gap, but a current update now apparently partially paralyzes Windows Defender.
GizChina

Some Windows 11 users cannot update the Microsoft Defender

Even though Windows tells you “You’re using the latest version”, the last updated date is a few days old. That makes it easy for regular users to think ...
The Windows Club

Windows Defender keeps re-enabling itself on Windows 11

This method involves modifying a Registry value called DisableAntiSpyware. In older versions of Windows, this policy key was used by OEMs and IT administrators to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus ...