26 questions
26 questions with Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other tags
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Windows Security won't launch in Windows 11
When I try to open the app it just hands on the logo screen. Have tried various steps - resetting via powershell, resetting and repairing via settings, followed all the steps I can find in online guides, and nothing seems ot work. I'm fully up to date on…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2025-07-13T09:15:42.75+00:00
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Quazi Mahmudul Huq
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answered 2025-07-13T09:19:08.7633333+00:00
Quazi Mahmudul Huq
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My Firewall is responding to pings (ICMP echos) even though all settings in the firewall show that it shouldn't.
Microsoft Windows 11 Home. I've manually added rules to prevent response even though this should be done by default. Pings are still receiving response. Help!
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
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I have a RAT on my PC
Hey there, I have a RAT on my PC. It was flagged by window's AV and so I downloaded MalwareBytes and it seems to have stopped the person from connecting remotely? The person keeps connecting and keeps trying to redirect themselves to Roblox in order to…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-12T00:44:45.43+00:00
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Failed
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answered 2025-07-12T22:21:37.0033333+00:00
Pavle Pekovic
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Volunteer Moderator
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Windows credentials and file sharing
I cannot remember the Microsoft password at the time I bought my laptop and set it up. I need to set up file sharing with my Pc and my laptop. I have the credentials for my PC but not my laptop. I have done everything that’s suggested in various sites. …
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-11T00:40:16.2466667+00:00
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Eugenia Anton
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edited a comment 2025-07-12T21:13:04.7633333+00:00
MotoX80
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USB drive not suitable for saving a system image backup - how do I sort it
I tried doing a System Image Backup in Windows 11 last week and hit a snag. I was using a 64GB USB stick and it seems it's not a suitable location for a backup. My previous image back up was on a Windows 10 PC with a DVD drive so I was able to use a DVD…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-11T12:20:02.96+00:00
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Philomena Diamond
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answered 2025-07-12T18:09:39.4+00:00
quietman7 MVP Alumni
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Windows security hanging on the logo and then crashing windows 11
Hello, i've been trying to access my windows security app however as soon as I open it all that happens is the logo will appear for about a minute and then the app with crash. I have tried: Repairing and resetting the app in settings sfc \scannow DISM…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-12T13:00:34.8+00:00
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jay wharton
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asked 2025-07-12T13:00:34.8+00:00
jay wharton
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A Driver cannot load on this devise?
When I click on the Blue "Learn More" button I get a typical uninformative dissertation. "Device Security in the Windows Security App"…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-11T21:35:37.9633333+00:00
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Richard Eisenhart
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asked 2025-07-11T21:35:37.9633333+00:00
Richard Eisenhart
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Microsoft Defender KQL, Advanced Hunting, 'search "green"' returns "Filter expression should be Boolean"
Trying to use search operator (documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/kusto/query/search-operator?view=microsoft-fabric)"learn.microsoft.com") it worked before but now the query returns an error. Query: search…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-07T16:43:54.2733333+00:00
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Defender_User
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commented 2025-07-11T19:28:41.2266667+00:00
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Johansson, Tommy
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How to prevent random ACCESS DENIED errors on folder delete/rename when mssense is active
Hi, I am working on a C++ application running on Windows installations (10+) where Windows Defender might be active. To achieve serialized data integrity, it need an atomic folder creation. Since there is no such thing, it simulates it through the…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-11T16:17:51.87+00:00
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Jean-Francois Allard
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asked 2025-07-11T16:17:51.87+00:00
Jean-Francois Allard
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Issue Fetching Device, Data, App, and Identity Scores from Microsoft Defender via Power Automate for Power BI Dashboard
Hi everyone, I'm currently developing a Power BI dashboard and trying to integrate Microsoft Defender scores — specifically Device Score, Data Score, App Score, and Identity Score — using Power Automate and Microsoft Graph API. I've successfully set up…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-11T06:06:58.68+00:00
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Nandhana K
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answered 2025-07-11T07:12:47.81+00:00
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Pradnya Parab
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malwarebyte detecting system32 file
i got this same alert from Kaspersky but i thought it was a false alarm but I'm very concerned now i tried to make a post on the Malwarebytes forum but it wouldn't let me Now I’m concerned this may be: A legitimate svchost.exe hijacked or abused A…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
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como recupero mi cuenta de microsoft si me han hackeado
buenas , hoy estaba revisando mis cuenta de epic games y vi que no reconocia mi contraseña y viendo veo en mi bandeja de spam de mi correo (gmail) , que habian cambiado o eliminado mi cuenta de microsoft ahora aparece con un correo que desconosco y…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-10T21:29:26.2733333+00:00
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HERNANI QUISPE, HRISTO ALDAIR METHYER
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asked 2025-07-10T21:29:26.2733333+00:00
HERNANI QUISPE, HRISTO ALDAIR METHYER
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I got this event log for Windows Firewall With Advanced Security with Event ID 2042.
I got this event log for Windows Firewall With Advanced Security with Event ID 2042 every time when I restart my computer and this happened This is after Tuesdays update and I want to know if I need to fix something or Ignore this if it's an update…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-10T16:39:50.8933333+00:00
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jamie younkin
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asked 2025-07-10T16:39:50.8933333+00:00
jamie younkin
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Is this safe to Use Profwizz tool for migrate the profile
Is this safe to Use Profwizz tool for migrate the profile
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-10T14:55:06.2866667+00:00
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Michele Lemmi
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asked 2025-07-10T14:55:06.2866667+00:00
Michele Lemmi
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How to reinstall Microsoft Defender for windows 11
Bonjour Impossible d'ouvrir le centre de sécurité dans windows 11 J'ai un problème avec le fichier SecurityHealthSSO.dll qui est corrompu et que je parviens pas à réparer Est-ce que c'est dangereux de vider le contenu du dossier…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-03T11:07:56.99+00:00
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WAKSMANN Patrick
20
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accepted 2025-07-09T12:11:08.97+00:00
WAKSMANN Patrick
20
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Unrecognized Device Reappears After Removal
What steps can be taken to permanently remove an unrecognized device from my account?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-09T03:15:56.8266667+00:00
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Maxwell Shellabarger
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edited an answer 2025-07-09T06:43:15.4833333+00:00
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Obinna Ejidike
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Leaked Passwords - windows 10 pro
HI, i 've had a popup from Microsoft about leaked Passwords, i checked and there were 34 leaked and spent half a day changing Passwords i checked again and now have 96 leaked PW's including all the ones i have changed, So what's going on.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-06T16:36:37.34+00:00
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David C
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edited an answer 2025-07-08T21:03:10.1033333+00:00
quietman7 MVP Alumni
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How to defined Microsoft Defnder exclusion rules for paths inside Windows Server Containers?
When running Windows Server Containers on a host enrolled to "Microsoft Defender for Endpoint", exclusions made to the storage location of the file system overlay images (i.e. C:\ProgramData\docker\windowsfilter and…
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-03T12:02:08.79+00:00
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Andreas Ringlstetter
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answered 2025-07-08T06:28:53.1933333+00:00
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Catherine Kyalo
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I can't format a drive on Windows 10
I can't format a drive on Windows 10. it displays error message when I tried reformating it.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-07T09:23:43.5633333+00:00
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Mark Duguran
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commented 2025-07-07T14:32:24.42+00:00
Catherine Kyalo
2,090
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Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.H!ml detected in firmware
System Center Endpoint Protection has detected several occurrences of the same malware on one computer. Is that a false positive?
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
26 questions
asked 2025-07-02T06:58:32.44+00:00
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Waruna Gamage
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answered 2025-07-07T13:41:44.69+00:00
Catherine Kyalo
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