I'm confused. I'm sure I started this new pc on the Slow ring in order to get version 1909 preview, but now it says 1903:confused:

Just installed the latest in the slow ring and it shows version 1903. Just like yours. What's up with that? Shouldn't that be 2003 if it's 20H1?

Fix Windows 10 Build 18999 Hangs on Shutdown and Restart

The alternative method worked for me:rolleyes:

"Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations":party:

But despite that Windows restarts normally after first restart. At second restart the problem is back:banghead:

Yeah, me too:confused:

It worked. Nice tip. Thanks

Try step 7 in this guide: Windows Defender Does Not Start in Windows 10 - WindowsInstructed

Worked for me:party: