very frustrated with my $1,000 new touch screen computer due to windows 8. i download win8.1 from play store looking for a easier os so could enjoy my new computer. but i have a problem windows defender will not turn on!!!! i tried all community posted things and replies from microsoft. when i press start it gives this error message:[ERROR 577 windows can not digital verify signture for this file ]etc.... come on guys i never had problems win 98xp i loved useing my computer everyday. it was simple to understand and find the fix for the regular guy. now i HATE Using my NEW COMPUTER DUE TO WIN8 and WINDOWS 8.1 i thought would make things better. i wish i could put win98 or win7 on this computer so i can enjoy my purchase. anyone know how to get Win8.1 win defender to work??? or want to buy a $1,000 hp i7 with 2 tb 8 gb paper weight? <Moved from Windows>

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_defender-protect_start/windows-defender-not-working-after-upgrade-to/51ff2e69-b7e7-46da-84c9-392bf040ef1e In the above thread we have seen that OP had same problem as yours and he tried some editing of registry that we normally do not recommend but it worked for him. You may want to give it a try. All you have to do is to: Press Win key + R. This will open Run. Type "regedit" and hit enter. Navigate to these keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender 4. Change value of 'DisableAntiSpyware' and 'DisableAntiVirus' from '0' to '1'. 5. After changing the values go to 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender' and open 'MSASCui.exe' file. Hope this will fix the problem.

useless is a pretty strong statement, buddy. They have their uses. All I can do is go by my 20+ years of experience to guide me. In my experience they've done more good than harm. (it's the opposite for you?). It seems like Microsoft has made some significant improvements with the Registry 'policing' itself and keeping it's ownself clean and tidy. It wasn't always the case. Win 3.11 registry's were forever getting clogged up with useless entries and they certainly did affect the system's performance negatively (with programs not working correctly due to reg errors). same with 95... and 98. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/registry-cleaner-difference/

I am familiar with CCleaner and registry cleaners in general and I have helped people recover from PCs bricked by using them. They are useless, and most likely to be used by people who have no idea what they might be getting themselves into. Registries don't need to be cleaned. Anyone who thinks that an accumulation of orphaned entries slows things down simply doesn't understand how the registry works. There is NO empirical data anywhere to support the idea that registry cleaning speeds anything up.

error 577 when i attempt to turn on windows defender win8.1

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very frustrated with my $1,000 new touch screen computer due to windows 8. i download win8.1 from play store looking for a easier os so could enjoy my new computer. but i have a problem windows defender will not turn on!!!! i tried all community posted things and replies from microsoft. when i press start it gives this error message:[ERROR 577 windows can not digital verify signture for this file ]etc.... come on guys i never had problems win 98xp i loved useing my computer everyday. it was simple to understand and find the fix for the regular guy. now i HATE Using my NEW COMPUTER DUE TO WIN8 and WINDOWS 8.1 i thought would make things better. i wish i could put win98 or win7 on this computer so i can enjoy my purchase. anyone know how to get Win8.1 win defender to work??? or want to buy a $1,000 hp i7 with 2 tb 8 gb paper weight?

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_defender-protect_start/windows-defender-not-working-after-upgrade-to/51ff2e69-b7e7-46da-84c9-392bf040ef1e

In the above thread we have seen that OP had same problem as yours and he tried some editing of registry that we normally do not recommend but it worked for him. You may want to give it a try. All you have to do is to:

Press Win key + R. This will open Run.
Type "regedit" and hit enter.
Navigate to these keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender 4. Change value of 'DisableAntiSpyware' and 'DisableAntiVirus' from '0' to '1'. 5. After changing the values go to 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender' and open 'MSASCui.exe' file.

Hope this will fix the problem.

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Anonymous

This error seems to be of Windows rather than of Windows Defender. Please post a question in Windows 8.1 forum, they can help better.

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I have seen some more cases like this and I think the problem is specific with Windows Defender only. I want you to try this:

Turn off Windows Defender by going to Settings --> Administrator and unchecking "Turn on this app" and clicking "Save Changes". After turning off Windows Defender, open Registry Editor (in Start menu search for regedit.exe and open it). After opening Registry Editor, navigate to this registry key:

KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and change values of 'Start' and 'Type' entries according to the following:

WdBoot -->

Start: 0

Type: 1

WdFilter -->

Start: 0

Type: 2

WdNisDrv -->

Start: 2

Type: 1

WdNisSvc -->

Start: 2

Type: 16

WinDefend -->

Start: 2

Type: 16

Example:

Note: Incorrect editing of registry can cause serious damage to system. And you are doing edits in very sensitive area of registry. So be very careful. If you didn't understand anything then stop and ask it. I will explain in simpler words.

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2015-03-26T20:51:15+00:00

useless is a pretty strong statement, buddy. They have their uses.

All I can do is go by my 20+ years of experience to guide me. In my experience they've done more good than harm. (it's the opposite for you?).

It seems like Microsoft has made some significant improvements with the Registry 'policing' itself and keeping it's ownself clean and tidy. It wasn't always the case. Win 3.11 registry's were forever getting clogged up with useless entries and they certainly did affect the system's performance negatively (with programs not working correctly due to reg errors). same with 95... and 98.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/registry-cleaner-difference/
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2015-03-26T18:22:07+00:00

I am familiar with CCleaner and registry cleaners in general and I have helped people recover from PCs bricked by using them. They are useless, and most likely to be used by people who have no idea what they might be getting themselves into. Registries don't need to be cleaned. Anyone who thinks that an accumulation of orphaned entries slows things down simply doesn't understand how the registry works.

There is NO empirical data anywhere to support the idea that registry cleaning speeds anything up.
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