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Last edited: 23/4/2024
[PLEASE NOTE BEFORE READING]
This fix is more than 2 years old. There is a high likelihood that it may not work on your system.
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Remember: Make sure you are using an administrator account, are the owner of the device, or have permission from the administrator to proceed with these steps.
Windows 11 is a brand new OS. Windows Security may not be opening, as many users have said. The following steps may fix this issue for you:
Step 1: In search, type "PowerShell"
Step 2 As PowerShell appears, press "Run as Administrator" Click "Yes" on the following prompt.
Step 3: Enter the following commands separately in order shown.
1. Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
(If it prompts you with (Y/N) which is "Yes or No", type Y. If not, proceed to the next step)
2. Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Added by mod (ty): Revert execution policy.
3. Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted
Try opening Windows Security after. It should now work. Feel free to post any other solutions and questions.
EDIT:
This second option will work even if you are not an administrator:
Link suggested by hiThereSomeUserHere.
Suggested by Amirali Hendi:
Download the Windows Security App from the Microsoft website. The link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-defender-for-individuals
launch it and log in to your Microsoft account. Then close it. Now you can launch the Windows Security app!
(I am not a Microsoft official, so I cannot promise that this will not harm your computer. Make sure you have permission from the administrator before doing this.)
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
BETTER SOLUTION:
Download the Windows Security App from the Microsoft website. The link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-defender-for-individuals
lunch it and log in to your Microsoft account. Then close it. Now you can lunch the Windows Security app!
Thanks for sharing Amirali! I will add this to the post.
Hello, this method still doesn't work for me. My defense can only be opened through the search menu, and after opening it, it will stop at the blue armor screen. Other ways have no response at all and I can't even enter this screen.
Could you help me with that? Thank you!
I try this after every Windows update. It has not worked. Today I got a long series of errors. Don't know how to attach a file.
Windows PowerShell
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Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows Warning: PowerShell detected that you might be using a screen reader and has disabled PSReadLine for compatibility purposes. If you want to re-enable it, run 'Import-Module PSReadLine'. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Execution Policy Change The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. Do you want to change the execution policy? [Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "N"): Y PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFD, A Prerequisite for an install could not be satisfied. Package Microsoft.Wallet_2.4.18324.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe is end of life and can no longer be installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000e-b143-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000e-b143-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed windows.immersivecontrolpanel_10.0.6.1000_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0008-db1d-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0008-db1d-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Imme...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.7_1.7.25531.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 1.7.25531.0. A higher version 1.7.27422.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0006-f8d5-6a4e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0006-f8d5-6a4e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7_7.2203.17001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 7.2203.17001.0. A higher version 7.2208.15002.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000a-fac1-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000a-fac1-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed AcrobatNotificationClient_1.0.4.0_x86__e1rzdqpraam7r. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0008-6224-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0008-6224-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.22621.2506_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0008-2a25-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0008-2a25-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33321.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 14.0.33321.0. A higher version 14.0.33519.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000f-134b-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000f-134b-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33321.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 14.0.33321.0. A higher version 14.0.33519.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000b-c399-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000b-c399-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed AcrobatNotificationClient_1.0.4.0_x86__e1rzdqpraam7r AdobeNotificationClient_6.0.0.1_x86__enpm4xejd91yc. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0005-5bb2-6a4e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0005-5bb2-6a4e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 14.0.33519.0. A higher version 14.0.33728.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0005-e9b5-6a4e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0005-e9b5-6a4e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.LockApp_10.0.22621.3235_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0006-a3fc-6a4e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0006-a3fc-6a4e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D06, The package could not be installed because a higher version of this package is already installed. Windows cannot install package Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.95.533.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because it has version 5001.95.533.0. A higher version 5001.119.156.0 of this package is already installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0003-272b-694e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0003-272b-694e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.22621.3527_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000d-a98f-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000d-a98f-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_524.13200.10.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0004-551e-6b4e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0004-551e-6b4e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed AdobeNotificationClient_6.0.0.1_x86__enpm4xejd91yc. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0008-f733-684e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0008-f733-684e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_1000.22700.1009.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0003-8158-694e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0003-8158-694e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_1.2024.605.100_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-0003-db7f-694e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-0003-db7f-694e18c0da01 At line:1 char:38 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it
modifies are currently in use.
error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed
MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice_1.24052.57.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 4e67cd18-c018-000a-aa04-694e18c0da01 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 4e67cd18-c018-000a-aa04-694e18c0da01
At line:1 char:38
+ ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.I ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Program File...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
Orest Gogosha
Greetings Orest! Unfortunately, as said in the first few lines in the post, this fix is old. There is a high likelihood of it not working, as in your situation. As for your errors, these may be caused by Windows Security being in a different path/directly, as changed by Windows Updates. I would suggest leaving your comment on this thread so someone who may have a solution can help you. Otherwise, do make a post of your own here at Microsoft Community.
Thanks, and regards!