My Microsoft Defender Antivirus is off and I can't turn it on. How do I turn it back on?

By Guest Afa S
November 6, 2022 in Tech Support & Discussions Forum

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Guest Afa S

Posted November 6, 2022

Hello, I have a Lenovo PC and I have installed Windows 10. I checked the Windows Security application to see the status of my PC and I see that the virus and threat protection is "managed by organisation". When I clicked the virus and threat protection for further details, it says "No active antivirus provider. Your device is vulnerable." I went to every possible application to try and turn it back on, but it seems as if the option to turn my Microsoft Defender back on doesn't exist. On the other hand, the Windows Defender Firewall is on. I believe I updated to Windows 10 in 2021 but