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Questions tagged [security-center]

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Pseudo English looking characters used in Windows 10 Insider Preview

Firstly, this may look like it should be in security or something more 'virus related' but this is now after a fresh format and reinstall so it really shouldn't be that. (Thought I'd nip that response in the bud before this goes off track...) So to…
L33tCh
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Close "Open Action Center" dialog popup

Below is a dialog box that popped up while working. How do I close it? I clicked on Open Action Center, but this one didn't go away. Other than: turning on Security Center service setting up a backup rebooting is there a real way to close…
hyperslug
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Security Center service does not start with error code 1068

I'm on Windows Vista (SP1), and for some reason whenever I try to start the Security Center Windows service it returns the error code 1068, stating that dependent services are not running. What does Security Center depend on, and how can I start…
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Windows Security Center turns off automatically

The Security Center service stops automatically and switches from Start (automatic) to Disabled. The computer (Windows 7 64 bit) is running Norman Anti Virus. What could be causing this? Update Norman found a possible virus. I uploaded the file to…
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XP Pro 5.1: User accounts give ""Your current security settings put your computer at risk" warning--why? Fix?

I'm the admin. When I log into my recently set up user session (there are two) the Win Security Center pops up a bar that says "Your current security settings put your computer at risk, click here..." bla bla bla. Why? On my unfettered desktop…
China Mike
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Product still listed as enabled in Antivirusproduct class even though uninstalled 5 days ago

I uninstalled F-Secure 5 days ago and have restarted/powered down this device several times since. It seems that either the data returned by this query is outdated (and a refresh/reload may solve the issue, if at all possible) or that Windows truly…
Arbiter
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"Access Denied" error when starting Windows Security Center service

I am working on a laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit) which had previous issues with Microsoft Security Essentials. I've removed the previous installation of Security Essentials and reinstalled it. There's no problem with the said antivirus now,…
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Windows Security Center Not Recognizing Third Party Utilities After System Restore

I am running Windows XP Professional 64-bit. I recently had to do a system restore, after Windows Update blue-screened my machine while updating the network driver. The system restore went without a hitch, and everything is working as it was,…
Jim Fell
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Windows Security Center Service error 1802 showing up in event viewer

I have problem with chkdsk. I saw "error 1802" regarding Security Center in the event viewer. Details: The Windows Security Center Service was unable to establish event queries with WMI to monitor third party AntiVirus and Firewall. For more…
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Windows Security Center Service can't be started

Win 7 Home Prem 32-bit I recently had a trojan detection by MS Security Essentials which it caught and quarantined. I now get the following in the action center - The Windows Security Center Service can't be started. MS Security Essentials doesn't…
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After reset, Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Windows Security) says "Your IT administrator has limited access", or appears as a blank white window

I reset my personal laptop to remove everything. This seems to have broken the built-in anti-virus. I ran "Reset this PC" with "Remove everything", and then re-created my user account on my personal PC. I downloaded the Firefox installer, and…
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Security Center Disable cannot be started

Security center stopped to work and I cannot change it by Windows Services because the tabs are grayed out I'd tried the cmd sfc /scannow also winmgmt /verifyrepository but everything looks fine. Can you help me with any solution?
Salvatore Di Fazio
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Windows Security Center increases run time of programs

Whenever I open PyCharm program in Windows 10, Windows Security Center starts analysing it and it slows down the loading process for opening this program. Is there any way that Windows Security Center would ignore this program whenever it runs?
Alireza A2F
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Mouse Pointer Flickers and Spins on Windows w/ ShutUp 10

One of the first things I did after installing Windows 10 (AMD64) was to run O&O ShutUp 10. I made sure all privacy options were enabled (i.e. greened out) except the 'Use Windows Defender' option, since I like and use Windows Defender. Now when I…
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