I installed a faulty program that deleted my windows defender

Anonymous
2024-12-23T02:36:03+00:00

Hello, same as this thread:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-reinstall-windows-security-in-windows-10/ebcfe340-9d23-47ca-b749-bd9e0590c13a

I installed a faulty program which deleted my windows defender.. I ran FRST and will attach it below. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JNDSz-cVonZ-AxJSSRKinzCK6iuT-heN?usp=share_link

Can someone please help me?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-24T12:57:30+00:00

    this won't loose any data, right? and also do I need a real USB?

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  2. Ramesh 181.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-24T13:03:20+00:00

    The hard drive data will be safe.

    Yes, you need a USB stick of capacity 8GB or higher. The data in the USB stick will be erased when you create the setup disk.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-24T13:12:48+00:00

    I started the process right now, will be back with info

    How do I acces the WinRE(the one from the usb?) and where should be the WinRE Command Prompt(it should be on the usb or?

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  4. Ramesh 181.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-24T13:21:13+00:00

    After creating the USB setup disk, boot the computer using it. To do so, you may need to change the boot order in the BIOS/UEFI settings. Consult your system or motherboard manual to learn how to access the BIOS settings for your model.

    On the Windows Setup language selection screen, press Shift + F10 to enter Windows RE Command Prompt.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-24T13:27:10+00:00

    After pressing Shift + F10 I should run the following:

    diskpart

    list disk

    select disk 0

    list part

    exit

    Right?

    The USB is ready, should I ran it by accessing setup on the usb?

    I restarted and hit F11 until the language selection appeard, but didn't selected anything related to usb, and after that I pressed shift + f10, is that ok? should I continue with running disk part, list disk and everything?

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