Windows 11 is warning people that Defender Antivirus has been turned off, but don't worry, says Microsoft
Microsoft's Windows 11 users are receiving warnings about Defender Antivirus, but the company says there's no cause for alarm.
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The obvious questions
What is the issue with Windows 11?
Windows 11 users are seeing warnings that Defender Antivirus has been turned off, but Microsoft has stated that this is a false alarm.
Who is affected by this issue?
Gamers are particularly affected, as the warnings coincide with reports of crashing games.
What has Microsoft done to address the issue?
Microsoft has released a registry hack to resolve the issue and has rolled out a fix for the Windows 11 crashes and gaming issues.
The story so far
Windows 11 users are seeing warnings that Defender Antivirus has been turned off. Microsoft has assured users that this is a false alarm and that the issue is being addressed. Gamers are particularly affected, as the warnings coincide with reports of crashing games.
Microsoft has released a registry hack to resolve the issue. Microsoft has rolled out a fix for the Windows 11 crashes and gaming issues. According to XDA, users are being warned about Defender Antivirus being turned off, but Microsoft has stated that there is no need for concern.
BleepingComputer also confirms the release of the fix. TechPowerUp has detailed the registry hack as a solution.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 2h ago.
Sources (10)
- Microsoft Confirms False "Defender Antivirus Turned Off" Alerts Spreading Across Windows Devices CyberSecurityNews · 1d ago
- Windows 11 is warning "Virus protection is off," Microsoft confirms it's false, but verify if Defender is actually enabled Windows Latest · 1d ago
- Microsoft asks users to ignore 'Antivirus is turned off' errors BleepingComputer · 1d ago
- How to fix EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors in Windows 11 BetaNews · 1d ago
- Windows 11 KB5121003 Issues and Fixes Technobezz · 1d ago
- Microsoft Confirms Windows Update Mistake—‘Turn On Virus Protection’ Forbes · 1d ago
- Microsoft "Resolves" Windows 11 Crashing Games with a Registry Hack TechPowerUp · 1d ago
- Windows 11 Update Tracker Technobezz · 1d ago
- Microsoft rolls out fix for Windows 11 crashes, gaming issues BleepingComputer · 1d ago
- Windows 11 is warning people that Defender Antivirus has been turned off, but don't worry, says Microsoft XDA · 1d ago
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