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Unable to Re-Start Windows Defender Services
A little background first, I downloaded a file and started to install it when Defender caught the virus, but didn't contain it. So I downloaded Malwarebytes to scan and remove the virus.
After I loaded Malwarebytes I noticed I wasn't getting anymore Windows Defender definitions but I noticed the Windows Defender services were stopped and I figured Malwarebytes stopped it and that was the reason I wasn't getting anymore updates on Defender.
I uninstalled Malwarebytes but now I can't restart Windows Defender.
If I got to Control Panel then Security and Maintenance window. Both buttons to turn on Defender are grayed out.
If I search for Windows Defender in the search window on the task bar. This is the result I get.
And lastly, if I go into Task Manager Services, there are 2 entries for Windows Defender, both are stopped. If I try to restart them this is the message I get.
So is there anything I can do to restart the app or does it require more drastic steps such as reload 9926?