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Microsoft asks users to ignore 'Antivirus is turned off' errors - BleepingComputer

Published by BleepingComputer By Sergiu Gatlan · 31 August 2026 at 11:29
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Microsoft asks users to ignore 'Antivirus is turned off' errors - BleepingComputer
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Microsoft asked customers this week to ignore alerts that Defender Antivirus has been turned off after installing the latest Defender updates.

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