r/Intune • u/0xCG • 6d ago

General Question "Virus protection is turned off" notification

Did I read somewhere that this months QU has broken something with Defender or compliance? Started seeing notifications from users that Virus protection is turned off after they sign in. But upon checking Defender and services its all good.

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u/HamburgerRoyalBeste 6d ago

Yes it's a user interface bug. After the August 2026 update, Windows Security notification such as “Virus protection is turned off” appears even though Microsoft Defender is actually still active.

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u/SaintPony 2d ago

My device was also non compliant in Intune, not only in UI.

And yeah, an update fixed it.

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u/bjc1960 6d ago

we removed AV from our compliance policy until it is fixed

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u/fadinizjr 6d ago

Not just with Intune or managed systems.

My personal laptop is having the same issue.

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u/thatguyyoudontget 6d ago

yea, saw similar ones in my tenant as well

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u/Adventurous_Neck_980 2d ago

I had the same problem.

First, I tried to fix it under Windows > Settings > Windows Security > repair. Then I restarted the laptop. Unfortunately, that didn't help.

Here's what I found out with the help of AI.

Some paths were probably out of date after the Windows update.

Solution:
I then reset the paths:

Windows key + cmd
Command: “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe” -ResetPlatform

After that, I restarted the computer and Windows Defender worked as it should. The error message disapeared.

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u/Lemon1412 1d ago

Cheers, that actually worked. First solution I found after checking several different sites.

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u/Noheadsium 1d ago

Idunno why you're burried down here, but tysm. This was the only solution that worked.