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I accidently uninstalled Windows Defender for Windows 10. How do I reinstall it?
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there is still pop up massage like this,
"The windows defender service service on local computer started and then stopped. some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or program."
what should I do?
I want to turn on windows defender.
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Maybe I will. Awaiting next GA/RTM type release, anticipated august 2 2016..then I can ask them.
One partition, live checking is happy; the other, which is a fairly new bare metal installk with maybe a dozen preview upgrades, it has either never worked, or stopped working quite quickly. The error partition has never had any other AV on it so it is a mystery to me
