To all of you, thanks for helping me through this problem, which I could never have solved alone. I have marked this thread "Solved." Hopefully I will be able to duplicate my journey on my second...

Thanks again, Jimmy, for the information and advice.
In my system tray, there is a shield (Windows Security). There is not, however, a Defender icon, either in the system tray or on the desktop....

Thank you, DC,
I spent my morning following the instructions here:
Removing Norton Download Manager | Norton Community
and after many searches and deletions in many places, including the...

In Manage Security providers, Malwarebytes is turned on, Defender is turned off. (how to turn it on?)
Windows Defender Firewall is turned on.
Web Protection says "No Providers."

I'm shocked...

At this time, in my system tray there is a shield which says Windows Security. When I click on it, I'm on the Windows Security screen with all things checked except for Account Protection; I did not...

https://wpuniverse.com

Chrome doesn't work, either.

I am unable to open WPUniverse forum, where I visited yesterday without a problem, before Defender began - "secure connection failed."Other websites are okay.
The updating processes in Defender are...

#17 noguru11 said: … I tried to find out if there is a way to work in WordPerfect files not connected to the Internet.

Denis said: I didn't know WordPerfect still existed but it should...

Paul, thank you, will do. You mention an offline scan. Given today's fairly inescapable surveillance, yesterday I tried to find out if there is a way to work in WordPerfect files not connected to...

I don't think I'm getting my replies right. Is there a regular Reply in addition to the Quick Reply?
I hit the Thank You for each one of the replies, since each one helped me. I'm going to wait...

[QUOTE=Compumind;2369515]@noguru11 -

Something isn't quite right...

I just renewed my Norton 360 (Three Devices) - 2 years for $69.95 USD.
Perhaps you need to call them again - no live chat...

Thank you both very much. I'm having trouble getting Defender Real Time to turn on in Security Settings. It says, "You're using other antivirus providers."

For the past few years, I've had Norton in addition to primary Malwarebytes.

My original Norton was the $39. antivirus plus. Gradually, Norton adds "services" that I don't want and didn't ask...

My default browser is Firefox. I have never knowingly "opened" Edge. Edge just keeps appearing on my task bar. I don't use Cortana. Thank you for the suggestions: I'm going to install Edge...

Going through Tools/Settings, I find nothing that can help me unburden myself of Edge, MSN, or Address Bar Search.
???

On my computer, Edge has become increasingly intrusive. I despise it. The latest is Microsoft Edge News. There is an Edge icon on my task bar; Firefox is my default browser, but Edge keeps...

It's been more than 5 years since I bought this newest computer. As I recall, the very first screen that always appeared was a desktop with menus and Start. Yes, I know that Microsoft requires...

I just posted this in Installations and Updates
A new Asus laptop arrived today; I plugged it in, turned it on without examining what was on the screen, and started the three-hour battery charge....

A new Asus laptop arrived today; I plugged it in, turned it on without examining what was on the screen, and started the three-hour battery charge. When I looked at it a while later, a Microsoft...

Thank you for your responses.

I become anxious when more than one application is involved, in this case, Windows, Dreamweaver, and the USB drive. I don't know which of the three needs to be...

A search for USB does not turn up any findings. Perhaps I need a different forum.

My problem involves the drive letter changes.

My entire Dreamweaver (not cloud) website is on a USB drive. At...