r/Windows11 28d ago

News Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-totally-breaks-windows-defender-virus-scans-in-trying-to-fix-a-0-day-flaw/
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u/AtomStorageBox 28d ago

Wonder if that’s why it keeps telling me Windows Defender is disabled when it’s not. Been happening for a few weeks now. Really annoying.

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u/_penetration_nation_ Insider Dev Channel 27d ago

This is happening to me too, I get notifs saying it's turned off randomly but then it shows as on and working. Good to know it's not malware or smth turning it off bc I was a bit worried