Posted January 31, 201213 yr I love MSE, but ever since I installed it, Windows Defender won't launch. I get a dialog box that says: "Windows Defender is turned off." It provides a link: "Turn on and open Windows Defender." When I click that link, I get another message that says: "Windows Defender encountered an error: 0x800106ba. A problem caused this program's service to stop. To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support for how to start a service manually." Help told me to try placing the Defender Icon in the Startup folder, but I still get the two messages previously mentioned. Does MSE turn off Defender? Can the two run concurrently? If so, how do I get Defender to run again? Continue reading...
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