Windows defender keeps giving me notifcations that its off but its on

[u/plasma0_]

Had to take picture because you cant screenshot that panel

[u/Nitrodax777]

its a bug with one of the recent updates

[u/SilenceInSaturation → u/Nitrodax777]

Windows needs to get its shit together already, they’re going to end up losing more and more users. Once Linux has a majority of games ready to use with no compatibility issues it’s GG.

[u/stinkyleftie → u/SilenceInSaturation]

Windows needs to get its shit together already, stop using AI agents to push OS updates* ftfy

[u/SilenceInSaturation → u/stinkyleftie]

Hallucinates during update creation process and suddenly every hacker gains system/trusted installer privs on every machine

[u/BrilliantChimp → u/SilenceInSaturation]

You'll have to get major PC manufacturers to switch from Windows to Linux as their pre-installed OS before that ever happens. The average consumer does not know how to install an OS on their own and so until then, Windows will remain on top.

[u/jingostar_ → u/Nitrodax777]

yea, i keep getting that. relieved that its just a bug

[u/Re4l_Lif3 → u/Nitrodax777]

😭 gotta love windows

[u/Souvenir_Spices]

Same here, been experiencing that for awhile now.

[u/BLACK_WOLF_2025 → u/Souvenir_Spices]

Honestly defender has been so useless to me, i wasn't even the least bit concerned.

[u/AdRight3607]

You most certainly can screen the shot of that panel

[u/Discord_mod06]

It's a bug, if u go to the settings at the bottom left and then go to manage providers there u will see that it's turned off but after some time if your pc or laptop is On it will show turned On. This has been happening with me too lately a lot (Sorry for bad english)

[u/Discord_mod06 → u/[deleted]]

I'm sorry 😭

[u/Iexistorsomething]

This has been happening to a lot of people after the latest update

[u/Lamar_Chan11]

August update bug dw

[u/Patient_Opposite5434]

likely the known bug(not sure where to find the info for it), use "Get-MpComputerStatus" and check that Antivirus enabled and RealTimeProtectionEnabled are both true.

Been dealing with it for a while, can also use "Update-MpSignature"(did get RPC error when I tried but it still updated after waiting a little. AI suggested "AMProductVersion: 4.18.26080.4" should* remove the bug) Just check with ComputerStatus again after a min or two to make sure the update worked.

Both these specific commands can be done with non-admin powershell.

[u/TownMayorManager]

yup its annoying me right now too

[u/Blata66]

Same. It's a bug

[u/Windhover-F-16]

It’s a bug, somehow this affects windows 10 too.

[u/UNIVERSAL_VLAD]

same here. good thing I'm not the only one. actually, bad thing

[u/RaveItToRammy]

Mhm. Common bug. Gives me a heart attack every time I see it...

[u/zNickolasBR → u/RaveItToRammy]

I'm starting to curse the notification system because it's activated aaaaaa

[u/congchuan]

I tot I were the one with this lol

[u/Cpt-hazama]

Yeah, it’s a new bug. I got it on Monday Apparently it’s been going on ever since the middle of August till late August apparently your antivirus is working. Just be sure to check in the windows defender settings to make sure that everything is still turned on. Yeah, we just gotta wait for Microsoft to patch this

[u/PotentialRaise3257]

I recently started getting such notifications and I have Windows 10 and I'm wondering if I should install Linux like Ubuntu because Windows is mediocre.

[u/SkyeRedPanda]

This has been driving me insane lately I thought I had a virus until I saw this post

[u/Randm_animz → u/SkyeRedPanda]

literally me too istg

[u/silllycado]

I thought im the only one here with this issue..

[u/nanihello]

Glad to know its a bug 🙃

[u/Jeff30100]

🔧 METHOD TO REPAIR MICROSOFT DEFENDER 🔧

I was able to fix a Microsoft Defender platform update issue where my system was stuck on 4.18.26080.3 while another PC had already received 4.18.26080.4 through Windows Update.

This method worked for me:

1. Temporarily switch to the Beta channel

Set-MpPreference -PlatformUpdatesChannel Beta

2. Force a Defender update

Update-MpSignature -UpdateSource MicrosoftUpdateServer

3. Verify that version 4.18.26080.4 is installed

Get-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object AMProductVersion, AMServiceVersion

You should see:

4.18.26080.4

4. Switch back to the Broad (standard) channel

Set-MpPreference -PlatformUpdatesChannel Broad

5. Confirm that you are back on the Broad channel

Get-MpPreference | Select-Object PlatformUpdatesChannel

The result should be:

Broad

(or possibly NotConfigured, depending on your system configuration)

Important: Run PowerShell as Administrator.

My case: One of my PCs remained stuck on Defender platform version 4.18.26080.3 for weeks, while another system had already received 4.18.26080.4 via Windows Update. After temporarily switching to the Beta channel, updating, and then returning to Broad, the issue was resolved.

Has anyone else tried this method or experienced the same problem with Defender being stuck on version .3?🔧 METHOD TO REPAIR MICROSOFT DEFENDER 🔧I was able to fix a Microsoft Defender platform update issue where my system was stuck on 4.18.26080.3 while another PC had already received 4.18.26080.4 through Windows Update.This method worked for me:1. Temporarily switch to the Beta channelSet-MpPreference -PlatformUpdatesChannel Beta
2. Force a Defender updateUpdate-MpSignature -UpdateSource MicrosoftUpdateServer
3. Verify that version 4.18.26080.4 is installedGet-MpComputerStatus | Select-Object AMProductVersion, AMServiceVersion
You should see:4.18.26080.4
4. Switch back to the Broad (standard) channelSet-MpPreference -PlatformUpdatesChannel Broad
5. Confirm that you are back on the Broad channelGet-MpPreference | Select-Object PlatformUpdatesChannel
The result should be:Broad
(or possibly NotConfigured, depending on your system configuration)Important: Run PowerShell as Administrator.My case: One of my PCs remained stuck on Defender platform version 4.18.26080.3 for weeks, while another system had already received 4.18.26080.4 via Windows Update. After temporarily switching to the Beta channel, updating, and then returning to Broad, the issue was resolved.Has anyone else tried this method or experienced the same problem with Defender being stuck on version .3?

[u/LuffyAsec → u/Jeff30100]

Mine was 5

PlatformUpdatesChannel

----------------------

5

[u/Jeff30100 → u/LuffyAsec]

5 is good same as broad

[u/LuffyAsec → u/Jeff30100]

My issue was fixed

[u/Jeff30100 → u/LuffyAsec]

Channel values:
0 = NotConfigured
2 = Beta
3 = Preview
4 = Staged
5 = Broad
6 = Delayed

[u/nafizabdullah09]

same problem bro

[u/Nexed_]

It began happening to me two days ago. I haven't even downloaded any of the recent updates, so it must have came with defender update. Annoying crap.

[u/ScallionNo9422]

Bro, after a malware scare (pc was shipped with it) and reinstalled with a new ssd weeks ago, this now constantly popping up had me like 👁️👄👁️ ..

[u/One_Purpose_7427]

Same for me since the last security update. It's happen every time when I restart my PC

[u/TodayEverYouFound]

Same here (as of today)

[u/OverallTechno]

Deff a bug, same with mine, it will go by itself sometime haha

[u/bboyz269]

I did an offline scan and it doesn't come up again since.

[u/RedRayTrue]

Yep Microsoft vibecoded windows 11 again

Or they used too much AI and did not check for bugs, this ⬆️ is why I went back to Linux: Ubuntu plus Fedora. They don't ensure the good quality of the OS.

Looks closer to what windows 10 was back then with some tweaks

[u/Limp-Ad1837]

Third party software like McAfee ( or the better alternative, malwarebytes) -- can do that