windows 10 security settings cant open

Identity · 27 May 2022

help, when i klick on any of the settings to open security configurations it doesnt work, no error, nothing.
why does it not open?
i want to make sure that cloudsync is disabled and also add exclusion for other drives, i even try to use command because i dont know anymore what to do... but the command didnt work also.
how do i make the setting open when i klick on it?

all the option you see on screnshoot do not work, all of them.
security button - nothing happens
any of the options - nothing happens

AddRAM · 27 May 2022

Did it just suddenly start happeing ? Was it after any update ?
Do a system restore to a time before the issue started.

Wow, that was 2 simple ones

Identity · 27 May 2022

no its not that simple... i am used to windows 7 but now installed 10 on a new pc and this is a toatlly fresh install with no restore points or anything. it sucks if the settings dont work i dont want to install again.. should not be hard to fix i hope

AddRAM · 27 May 2022

OK then, just do a Repair install. But I don`t understand why the Security Center is not working properly if this is a fresh install.
A Repair install is so simple, it`s just like a clean install, but you`ll come to a screen to save your personal files and apps. Step 14.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade | Tutorials (tenforums.com)

Identity · 27 May 2022

gosh i have no interest to wipe and install again no matter you call it reinstall or repairinstall i dont want that, what i want is to fix the settings to that klicking on it will open it instead of doing nothing.

what about some dism install command to reset security or rebuild the windows setting WITHOUT rebuilding the whole OS, it is only one setting that i not working NOT the whole os !!!

AddRAM · 27 May 2022

You don`t have to wipe anything, and it should fix the issue, and takes less than a half hour.

Are you too busy to fix it at 3:14 AM your time

Did you run a system file check ?

In Admin command prompt type sfc /scannow and hit enter.

Bree · 27 May 2022

Identity said:

gosh i have no interest to wipe and install again no matter you call it reinstall or repairinstall i dont want that...

Nothing gets wiped. An in-place repair install keeps all your installed apps and user files. After it has completed you'll be hard pressed to see anything different - except that your problems should now be fixed.

...you could also do a repair install of Windows 10 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything other than all installed Windows Updates.

You will keep all apps, programs and personal data, just as when you upgrade, as an in-place upgrade repair uses the same basic mechanism as when you upgrade.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

KRS03 · 27 May 2022

Repair Install (aka In-Place Upgrade) did not fix this issue for me. SFC and DISM show no issues. mpam-fe.exe does not update the Defender package.
I am anxious to know when I can upgrade to Build 20175 so I can try another fix, this cmdlet:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage
OR:
Get-AppxPackage | Out-GridView -Passthru | Reset-AppXPackage

FreeBooter · 28 May 2022

If the Windows Security app doesn't open, is crashing, or doesn't work properly, you can reset it to try to fix the Windows Security app.

KRS03 · 28 May 2022

Thanks FreeBooter, but this did not solve the issue. A good thing to know though.

Potentially the issue is that my system does not find the Security Engine, "Engine unavailable" and "Engine Version: 0.0.0.0" persists regardless of the reset.

I also get "Protection definition update failed" with error codes: -2147023083 and -2147023293.

Would Windows Security App Settings "Terminate" be a worthy test or is this too severe?