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After a Windows update, you might find that Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender) is missi...

If you see “Windows Defender cannot connect” or similar errors, it usually means the service is b...

You search for a file in Windows, but nothing shows up. The file is definitely there, but Windows...

You click to open a link or type in the address bar, and nothing happens. The window is grayed ou...

You log in, see the desktop for a second, and get kicked back to the lock screen. This Windows lo...

You try to open Command Prompt and get an error about a version mismatch, or commands don't work ...