Windows AntiVirus No Where To Be Found

[Swiizy]

Hey,

 

So I've been having this issue lately where Windows "Virus and Threat Protection" isn't found anywhere in my pc. I tried going into regedit and policy plus to unhide it and still had no luck. If anyone could help that would be amazing.

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Windows

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You mean the options menu for it? What does it say when you try access it? Has it always been like this or just started after some update etc.?

[Swiizy]

44 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

-> Moved to Windows

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You mean the options menu for it? What does it say when you try access it? Has it always been like this or just started after some update etc.?

It would usually show up right here somewhere. But now I don't know. I don't think it was after any update I think It may have been from downloading something?? I'm not too sure.

[LogicalDrm]

1 minute ago, Swiizy said:

It would usually show up right here somewhere. But now I don't know. I don't think it was after any update I think It may have been from downloading something?? I'm not too sure.

 

I have same stuff, and I'm using 3rd party AV.

[Eschew]

Hey there. Are you logged in with a school or company's Microsoft account? If so, your organization might have disabled access to that feature.

 

Try searching for "Virus & Threat Protection" in the Windows search bar. Are you able to access it from there, or do you get a "Page not available" message?

[Swiizy]

1 minute ago, Eschew said:

Hey there. Are you logged in with a school or company's Microsoft account? If so, your organization might have disabled access to that feature.

 

Try searching for "Virus & Threat Protection" in the Windows search bar. Are you able to access it from there, or do you get a "Page not available" message?

I am signed in with my personal account and when I attempt to search it nothing comes up anywhere. I tried to unhide it in policyplus and regedit and it worked for about a day then when I got back on in the morning it was gone.

[Eschew]

13 minutes ago, Swiizy said:

I am signed in with my personal account and when I attempt to search it nothing comes up anywhere. I tried to unhide it in policyplus and regedit and it worked for about a day then when I got back on in the morning it was gone.

Hm. I haven't played around with PolicyPlus. Try this?

• Search for "gpedit.msc" in the Windows search bar.
• From the left panel, navigate through "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "All Settings".
• Scroll down until you find "Hide the Virus and Threat Protection Area".
  • If the state is Enabled, set it to Not Configured or Disabled.
  • If the state is Not Configured, set it to Disabled.

If that doesn't work, I've no idea. 

[Swiizy]

8 minutes ago, Eschew said:

Hm. I haven't played around with PolicyPlus. Try this?

• Search for "gpedit.msc" in the Windows search bar.
• From the left panel, navigate through "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "All Settings".
• Scroll down until you find "Hide the Virus and Threat Protection Area".
  • If the state is Enabled, set it to Not Configured or Disabled.
  • If the state is Not Configured, set it to Disabled.

If that doesn't work, I've no idea. 

All Settings under Administrative Templates doesn't show up

 

[Eschew]

8 minutes ago, Swiizy said:

All Settings under Administrative Templates doesn't show up

Odd... How about "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Windows Defender Security Center" > "Virus and Threat Protection"?

 

Screenshot of my gpedit.msc screen:

Spoiler

[Swiizy]

2 minutes ago, Eschew said:

Odd... How about "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Windows Defender Security Center" > "Virus and Threat Protection"?

 

Screenshot of my gpedit.msc screen:

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That doesn't show up either. This is what I see.

[Eschew]

5 minutes ago, Swiizy said:

That doesn't show up either.

Attempt #3: "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Windows Components" > "Windows Security" > "Virus and Threat Protection"?

 

I've no more ideas, I'm afraid. 

[Swiizy]

2 minutes ago, Eschew said:

Attempt #3: "Computer Configuration" > "Administrative Templates" > "Windows Components" > "Windows Security" > "Virus and Threat Protection"?

 

I've no more ideas, I'm afraid. 

Windows Security doesn't show up either. I think it could be some sort of malware?