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how can i enable it as it says program is blocked by group policy how
can i unblock it
how can i enable it as it says program is blocked by group policy how
can i unblock it
Welcome
If you are using Microsoft Security Essentials, it was turned off by default and should not be turned on. It is not needed, its function was taken over by MSE.
not using mse
I had this problem yesterday, It was cause by msa.exe (a malware disguised as an antivirus). You will need to start the Group Policy Editor. Click on administrative Templates and then Windows Components In Windows Components click on Windows Defender disable "Turn off Windows Defender". It worked for me, I hope it does for you.
Good Luck!
P.S: to start the Group Policy Editor, click on start and in the Search Box type group and then click on "Edit Group Policy"
Last edited by cjf; 24 Feb 2010 at 14:33. Reason: Starting the group policy editor
Using the information supplied by the above poster, it may be wise to run an antivirus scan plus the same with malwarebytes.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
i did nothing
x32:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
x64:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender
Delete or change the key value of "DisableAntiSpyware" to 0
Always back up registry before making any changes and you may, also, want to make a system restore point.
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