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I use Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Firewall so I thought I would use Windows Defender as well. According to my computer it is not running. When I click on it to start I receive a message "This program is turned off". "If you would like to use this program click here to turn it on"...

I am receiving updates through Windows Updates. I received Windows Defender updates each day, and over 11 system updates. It is dood to see this. I have read that MS will be pushing numerous updates as they become available to fix bugs, make available new apps and add features. This might just...

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svchost is using too much bandwidth. I am monitoring with NetLimiter 3 Pro. For example, from 5 to 6 AM it downloaded 268 MB and uploaded 6 MB. This is a problem since my internet provider sets a 400 MB/day download limit, so in less than 2 hours the limit is used up. I am running Windows 7...

Until a few weeks ago I was running the following computer and I use it just for gaming: Win 7 64 Home Premium Asus P8P67 MB i5 2500k ocz vertex 2 60g-system drive WD 500 GD HDD 8 gigs of ram 2 evga gtx 560 ti in sli The system ran flawlessly. I changed the Motherboard to an Asus P8Z68 and...

Hi All I recently purchased a Samsung Laptop, everything worked well for the first 3 days. Yesterday I installed Avast Internet Security Version 6.0 (I had a free license available) Also right before shutting off the pc (for the last time it worked correctly) Windows 7 installed 61 updates...

I only got my very first computer last year in April 2011. So my only experience of using a computer at home has been with Windows 7. Before that I was going to Internet cafes to use the computer. And of course there they had Windows XP. But using a computer in an Internet cafe is very different...

Hi ya'll! Yesterday I was looking for a bike on a buy and sell site, I found a nice one and I wanted to see a bigger picture. So I searched for that bike on Google Pictures and found a good pic. I clicked on it and then Firefox said that this site wasn't secure and I might have gotten some...

Yesterday I was browsing the web on Yahoo search like I always do. And I was searching for a well known social web hosting forum.That I was visiting two weeks ago and had no problems getting onto that site then. I will not tell you the link as I do not want anyone else to click on it, as it is...

I downloaded Superantispyware.com on my netbook with Windows 7 starter. The security center notes that windows defender real time is turned off which is correct. There is a button to scan for other antivirus programs. However, windows 7 will not recognize my antivirus software. How do I...

Our big Christmas party is coming up at this site http://scottwigginton.com/newf_net/chat.htm I'm trying to get on with ie 8.0.7600. I enable popups, approve the active x control and even add the site to my trusted sites and change the "trusted" zone settings to the lowest security...

Some 30 minutes ago I performed an update threw Windows Update, everything installed fine and I continued to use the computer normally. I shut down the PC to watch some TV, and after turning it on again, all kinds of things stopped working. Windows Update won't open after clicking it; Right...

hi there ok my problem goes like that i have this pc allmost 2 years in the first year i have on it WIN XP and everthing was working find after that in the start of 2010 i format and install in it win7 all was working fine again untill one day my pc freez while i was hearing music... then i...

Why does it take so long for MSE to complete a full scan of my system? Even the other spyware/malware apps doing a full scan takes at best up to an hour. With MSE running a full scan can take upwards of 5 plus hours and sometimes even longer.......this scan that is now running started at 10:43am...

I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 7, so I am on a learning curve. I keep utilizing Windows Update, which includes definition updates for Windows Defender. I would like to do a scan with Windows Defender, but I can't find it. When I click Start/ALL Programs it is not listed. I can...

After installing w7 update for Windows Defender - KB915597 (Definition 1.83.1506.0) Outlook 2003 wont start normally: When I try to open it, I get a msg box saying "Microsoft Office Outlook has stopped working. Windows is looking for a solution from the problem" This is unsuccessful and the...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Every time I try to turn on Windows Defender I get that error, I have tried restarting my computer but still not working. I believe this happened because I just uninstalled Norton Internet Security 2010. I have searched Google but nothing work, please help!

I have a Dell netbook with Win7 starter edition. Windows Defender does not appear in the all programs list. How can I make it appear? I can find it under C:Program Files.

Hello again, this is Mike from Windows7Forums.com. Thanks for reviewing this video. In this demonstration we discuss the methods used to update your computer through Microsoft Windows Update. Windows Update is an excellent tool and over the years that tool has been neglected in both businesses...

By Terry Blount This is a round up of processes, services and features that I have turned off. I have tested these for months under Windows 7. My system is faster and stable and has far less overhead than the day I installed Windows 7. My boot time as recorded by BootRacer is down to 17...