Unable to open Windows security

Hello ,

For the installation of a game that I downloaded, I used a "defender control 1.6" to turn off the Windows defender ,
But when I tried to turn on the Windows Defender, I was not able to turn it on.
Upon checking some of the videos, I found out that the software "defender control 1.6" has deleted all the registry entries and services related to Windows Security.
I updated Windows 11 twice in order to get the services , but still the services didn't start and I didn't get the Windows security

I found out the list of services with the zip file you have provided for.reg and .hiv files.
But the services are not created by the services.msc

please help me here
I have attched the screenshots of my error in the reply below

And I am not able to Reset the PC as well in the worst of case


I also tried to create services WinDefend , wscsvc and SecurityHealthService through safe mode but all are giving the error Code 2 : failed to read description

Have you tried reinstalling Windows Defender? Here's a link that might help:


Also, there appears to be a more updated version of defender control. Version 2.1 I believe.

kgarrett67 said:

Have you tried reinstalling Windows Defender? Here's a link that might help:

Windows Defender Download, Install, Reinstall on Win 10/11 - MiniTool

Check the guide for Microsoft/Windows Defender download, install, uninstall, reinstall on Windows 10/11. Also learn how to fix can’t open Windows Defender.

www.minitool.com

Also, there appears to be a more updated version of defender control. Version 2.1 I believe.

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Yes, I have tried downloading Windows Defender and when I try to run the downloaded mpam-fe.exe file, nothing happens.


And also i have tried to use the defender control v2.1 to enable , Still negative results

Did you attempt the reinstall over the existing install, or did you use PowerShell to uninstall the current copy first?

kgarrett67 said:

Did you attempt the reinstall over the existing install, or did you use PowerShell to uninstall the current copy firs

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I just tried to run the downloaded file -> is it considered as reinstalling?

I have not tried to uninstall the current copy of files

But I tried these powershell commands before as a workaround still no results
Commands:
1. Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealth UI -Allusers | Reset-AppxPackage
2. add-appxpackage -disabledevelopmentmode -register ((Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -allusers).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml')

If ANY software requires breaking Defender then it's simple - DON'T INSTALL IT. I've yet to find a game that requires disabling/breaking Defender. That installer likely has malware.

Revanth_Kanti said:

I just tried to run the downloaded file -> is it considered as reinstalling?

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Yes, that would be reinstalling over what is already installed, unless it attempts to remove all other software first.

kgarrett67 said:

Yes, that would be reinstalling over what is already installed, unless it attempts to remove all other software first.

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Yes i tried to reinstall in this case , when i click run nothing happens!!

Download the ISO from MS and do a in place upgrade.

After reading further, you actually cannot uninstall Microsoft Defender either.

The article I attached earlier has a 10-step fix sequence and unfortunately number 10 is reinstall the OS.

KevTech said:

Download the ISO from MS and do a in place upgrade.

Download Windows 11

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Already did the ISO upgrade twice once for the same release
and again to 22H2

Just to confirm, you do not have any other antivirus software installed, correct?

BrianInEngland said:

If ANY software requires breaking Defender then it's simple - DON'T INSTALL IT. I've yet to find a game that requires disabling/breaking Defender. That installer likely has malware.

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I tried to install hoping to Re-enable after the installation of the game

kgarrett67 said:

Just to confirm, you do not have any other antivirus software installed, correct?

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no I dont have any antivirus installed

Revanth_Kanti said:

I tried to install hoping to Re-enable after the installation of the game
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Where did you download the game from? This is not normal behaviour, my guess like I said it's installing malware

BrianInEngland said:

Where did you download the game from

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From oceanofgames.com game : Assassins Creed 1

I'm not into the gaming industry, but when I searched for that game, there were other websites popping up. Looking at Ocean of Games website, there is a lot of talk about hacks. Are they providing a hack to download and play the game for free instead of purchasing it? If that's the case, I agree with @BrianInEngland. There is probably some type of code added to a file which is malicious.

I know this doesn't help you with the Microsoft Defender issue.

kgarrett67 said:

Are they providing a hack to download and play the game for free instead of purchasing it?

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Yes its an old game with a hack, Does uninstalling the game helps for the Windows defender to come back??

Revanth_Kanti said:

Does uninstalling the game helps for the Windows defender to come back??

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It's work a try of course, but I would think it highly unlikely.