Check Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > make the Windows
Defender service is set to start automatically.
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"ArtyOps" <> wrote in message
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>I have this problem where my Windows Defender just turns itself on when I
> manually turn it on, and it also does not start when I log in. I have
> checked to make sure it is supposed to start when Windows boots up and the
> box is checked, so it should.
> Can anyone help me figure out how to fix this problem?
>
> Thanks