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Anonymous
2023-12-24T08:52:08+00:00

Split from this thread.

Hi Frank,

If you wish to fix Windows Security, please start a new thread and post the following logs. Post the link to the new thread here.

Step 1:

Step 2:

  • Download defender_diag.bat. Right-click on the file, click Properties, Unblock, and OK. Run the batch file as administrator.

(The Batch file queries Defender-related settings/Policies and outputs the results to a log file named defender.log. Upload this log to your OneDrive and share the link here.)

(How-To: Share OneDrive files and folders - Microsoft Support)

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Anonymous
2023-12-30T09:13:35+00:00

Those entries have no significance. Those entries show up in my system as well. You'll see a lot of Not Found entries for any operation you do. Usually, most of those entries have no significance.

You may try this if possible.

Download this REG file and save it to a folder named c:\reg\

Launch AdvancedRun (from Nirsoft) and start cmd.exe as TrustedInstaller.

In the TrustedInstaller Command Prompt, run:

  • reg.exe import c:\reg\securityhealth.reg
  • exit

This restores some essential registry keys used by Defender.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-25T14:43:18+00:00

    uninstall the "Feature Update to 23H2 via Enablement Package (KB5027397)

    I will try this as oddly enough WU didn’t do this I had to get it from the Catalogue and run it manually.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-25T14:05:55+00:00

    I can repro the issue by using AveYo's TPM bypass script. It does some things, and deleting appraiserres.dll is one of them. That could be causing the problem.

    It's reported in the AveYo's discussion group.

    See:

    Skip_TPM_Check_on_Dynamic_Update.cmd No Longer Provides In-place Upgrading with Recent Win 11 ISO builds · AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat · Discussion #296 · GitHub: https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/discussions/296

    Windows 11 version 23H2 · AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat · Discussion #290 · GitHub: https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/discussions/290

    Maybe you can subscribe to those threads or post your own. If you're lucky, the author might release a fix.

    Another option is to uninstall the "Feature Update to 23H2 via Enablement Package (KB5027397)" if that was installed earlier. This is to revert your version to 22H2 so you can run the setup from the 23H2 ISO.

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    If you didn't install 23H2 using the enablement package, then this method won't apply to you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-25T13:04:49+00:00

    Thank you.

    I will have a go at this first chance I get but is there a quick work around to keep apps settings and files so I can try another reinstal first.

    Ta

    Frank

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-25T12:33:03+00:00

    See this article ("Gather boot log files") to run a boot trace. In step 3, after restarting Windows, repro the issue by opening Windows Security. Once the issue is reproduced, continue the rest of the instructions. Please zip the PML log so that the file size is reduced by approx 90%. PML logs are huge and it takes a long time to analyze a issue (sometimes in days). Will see if we can find the root cause this time.

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