Windows defender not working on Windows 8

TiM!

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Hey guys

Just gone to run a windows defender scan to be greeted with this:

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Reading around people are saying it has something to do with windows not being activated? Mine is :confused:

Tried the restart which did nothing.

Cheers,

Tim
 
Have you tried to starting the service manually? Press Windows+R, type services.msc and look for windows defender. Once you find it right click and Properties check that Startup type is set to Automatic (Delayed Start).
Restart and see if the problem still occurs.
 
It seems that the last update broke Windows Defender. Here is a thread on Microsoft forum with the problem but no one has found a solution yet.
Just wait for the new update which should solve it.
 
I dont use defender with 8 as i hear its dont work as good as MSE so i use kaspeskey internet security but you could choose something else that you like to do the job.
 
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