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Re: Error code 0x800106ba when attempting to turn on and open Windows Defender (288 Views)
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Will_I_am
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Registered: ‎02-11-2012
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Error code 0x800106ba when attempting to turn on and open Windows Defender

I get the error code when I attempt to turn on and open windows defender after try to go Control Panel->Change startup programs. I get a pop-up instructing me that Windows Defender is switched off and giving me a link to "Turn on and open Windows Defender" - it's after clicking on that that I get the error message pop-up.

 

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Jonathan_N
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Registered: ‎07-01-2010
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Re: Error code 0x800106ba when attempting to turn on and open Windows Defender

I'm curious if you are using vista or win7.  You could uninstal it and reinstall it from here.

Jonathan
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shp33
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Registered: ‎04-01-2012
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Re: Error code 0x800106ba when attempting to turn on and open Windows Defender

how do you uninstall?  I tried to download and it told me that I already had Windows Defender so it wouldn't install

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GeorgeFN
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Registered: ‎02-10-2011
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Re: Error code 0x800106ba when attempting to turn on and open Windows Defender

It looks like lots of folks have wanted to uninstall the Defender program. Here is some help:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15788/how-to-uninstall-disable-and-remove-windows-defender.-also-how-...

 

 

 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistasecurity/thread/8ca5b361-6f54-49e7-bc9e-8...

 

http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-disable-remove-and-uninstall-windows-defender-in-vista/

 

This should at least get you pointed in the right direction.

Good luck,

GeorgeFN

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