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‎05-04-2017 09:06 AM

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Product: Pavilion
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have removed all antivirus apps and still cannot turn on real time protection from Windows defender.  What am I doing wrong?

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‎05-04-2017 09:08 AM

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1. Hold down the 'Windows' key.

2. Press the 'R' key.

3. Release both keys.

4. Into the window that has opened, type 'services.msc'.

5. Scroll-down through the list of "services".

6. Double-click on the Windows Defender service.

7. Click to "start" the service.

8. Click to "automatically" start the service, every time that Windows starts.

 

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‎05-04-2017 09:08 AM

HP Recommended

1. Hold down the 'Windows' key.

2. Press the 'R' key.

3. Release both keys.

4. Into the window that has opened, type 'services.msc'.

5. Scroll-down through the list of "services".

6. Double-click on the Windows Defender service.

7. Click to "start" the service.

8. Click to "automatically" start the service, every time that Windows starts.

 

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