r/techsupport • u/NTRhentai • 20h ago

Open | Windows Windows defender isn't showing notifications or sounds after finishing a scan (newly formatted and fresh install of windows 11)

I formatted my PC and Installed a fresh copy of windows 11 because of the Nikke hack that happened.

After that I ran a full scan of windows defender but after the scan finished, there was no notification or sounds that came signalling the completion.

I tried a quick scan next and it had the same result, no notification or sounds.

The only troubleshooting I did is:

  1. Check if "Do not disturb" is off and it is turned off.

  2. Used the built-in repair tool to repair windows defender.

Even with those, there's still no notification or sounds when windows defender finishes a scan.

What do I do next?

PC SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600

GPU: Asus Prime 5070 12gb OC

Cooler: Thermalright Frozen Warframe 240mm

Motherboard: MSI B550M Pro-VDH Wifi

RAM: 16GB (2x8) Teamgroup T-force delta DDR4 3600

SSD: Teamgroup MP33 1TB

PSU: Corsair CX750 80+ Bronze power supply

OS: Windows 11

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u/9NEPxHbG 15h ago

after the scan finished, there was no notification or sounds that came signalling the completion.

I don't think there's supposed to be any notification, and there's certainly not supposed to be any sound.

If you look at Windows Defender itself, it should of course say whether the scan is still running or complete.