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Why does Windows say my Security is turned off!

  • 12-12-2013 10:48PM
    #1
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭


    I was checking which Windows i have, when on the XP thread
    & i noticed at Control Panel\System and Security\Action Center
    that it was saying both Windows Defender & AVG Antivirus 2014 protection is turned off, but on checking on AVG itself it says its fully protected!

    I've enclosed both pics below:


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Does anything happen when you click turn on now?

    Nick

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  • #3
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    yoyo wrote: »
    Does anything happen when you click turn on now?

    Nick

    Action Center Dialog box prompts me to

    'Do you want to run this program ?'

    I click on 'Yes i trust the publisher to run this program'

    I do that on Windows Defender & it updates itself & i exit out of that,
    I do the same for AVG, nothing happens, i still see the Turn on Now & then i see on the bottom RHS an updated message from AVG, i click on the Turn on Now, the same thing happens again?

    But th


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    Action Center Dialog box prompts me to

    'Do you want to run this program ?'

    I click on 'Yes i trust the publisher to run this program'

    I do that on Windows Defender & it updates itself & i exit out of that,
    I do the same for AVG, nothing happens, i still see the Turn on Now & then i see on the bottom RHS an updated message from AVG, i click on the Turn on Now, the same thing happens again?

    But th
    Is Windows fully up to date? Latest Service Pack 3 installed? It could be an issue with AVG not reporting it's status to XP correctly. Does the new version of AVG officially support XP?

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

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  • #5
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    yoyo wrote: »
    Is Windows fully up to date? Latest Service Pack 3 installed? It could be an issue with AVG not reporting it's status to XP correctly. Does the new version of AVG officially support XP?

    Nick

    I should have said this was the laptop with Windows 7, although i have been having an issue with Windows Updates as they're having trouble getting downloaded as i keep getting this message when the laptop restarts:

    Failure configuring Windows updates Reverting Changes,
    Do not turn off your computer


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