it didnt work for me i used the window powershell admiin
"You'll need a new app to open this windowsdefender link" fix
Hi this post is to help people with windows 10 and 11 windows security not working
On windows 11 do this
- launch powershell as an admin
- Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
- Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
- Set-ExecutionPolicy restricted
IGNORE THE ERRORS
on windows 10 do this
- launch powershell as an admin}
- run get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage
- if it doesn't work do this
4) run Add-AppxPackage -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml" - run get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage
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2024-01-24T14:10:51+00:00 I dont have that "AppXManifest.xml" file in Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy. So, i couldnt perform this command. Any idea?
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Anonymous
2023-12-17T14:21:09+00:00 actually i was installing a cracked game and when it finished i was unable to re-activate real-time protection. upon restarting the pc the windows secuirty app was not opening and i went into its settings and reset the secuirity settings, but after it the app stopped working and whenever i click 'open windows secuirity' it says "you'll need a new app to open this windowsdefender link". Please help because now my pc is not showing secuirity sevices and windows secuirity app in the lists. please reply asap.