how do I reinstall windows defender for windows 10

Anonymous
2016-03-28T04:18:19+00:00

I accidently uninstalled Windows Defender for Windows 10. How do I reinstall it?

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-07-10T00:45:05+00:00

    Assuming the upgrade was offered & installed via Windows Update => Does the behavior persist if you run the Norton Removal Tool (and reboot) and then the McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool(followed by another reboot) anyway?

    [You cannot "reinstall" Windows Defender.]

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-08T23:36:10+00:00

    It does not install. Error code 577

    My message was that Windows Defender was closed.  I was hoping that it would have been more information as to how to reinstall.  Did not mention error code 577

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-07-08T23:33:21+00:00

    Please answer all four (4) questions by number:

    1. Did the computer come with Win10 preinstalled or did you upgrade a Win7 computer or a Win8.1 computer [<=PICK ONE!] to Win10?
    2. Has a Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?
    3. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [<=PICK ONE!] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)
    4. Have you ever run the Norton Removal Tool and/or the McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool?
    1.  Upgraded from Windows 7
    2.   No
    3.    No
    4.    No  I am using AVG Optima

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-08T20:59:37+00:00

    It does not install. Error code 577

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-07-08T20:06:33+00:00

    Please answer all four (4) questions by number:

    1. Did the computer come with Win10 preinstalled or did you upgrade a Win7 computer or a Win8.1 computer [<=PICK ONE!] to Win10?
    2. Has a Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?
    3. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [<=PICK ONE!] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)
    4. Have you ever run the Norton Removal Tool and/or the McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool?

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