Lee Schierer
03-03-2015, 3:16 PM
I recently purchased a new computer running Windows 8.1 Home edition. It came with McAfee, which I can't stand, so I removed it. I installed an anti virus program I have a subscription with and I got a notice on the screen that says I need malware protection, which my virus checker does not do. On my Windows 7 machine Windows Defender runs in company with this virus protection software that I own. However, Windows Defender is not working on the new machine ans has been disabled in some way. When I tried to start it it is installed, but disabled. I have tried to enable windows defender, but it will not run. I tried to down load windows defender and it says it is already installed. No option to repair an existing installation.
I did some searching and some information I found says that Windows Defender in version 8.1 is both a malware detection and an anti-virus program. Does anyone know for sure if this is the case?
I did some searching and some information I found says that Windows Defender in version 8.1 is both a malware detection and an anti-virus program. Does anyone know for sure if this is the case?