I open Virus, and Threat protection and or other security apps and it says that Your IT administrator has limited access to some of this app. How to fix?

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2024-12-07T02:23:13+00:00

In windows defender when I open it it says that Your IT administrator has limited access to some of this app. I am on Windows 11 Home. This is my personal computer. I am also the administrator.

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John DeV 171.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2024-12-07T21:07:37+00:00

Please try performing an In-place Upgrade. Performing this can repair broken operating system files while your personal files, settings and installed applications will not be removed.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Few things to check on the PC

**Unplug all external peripherals except for the Mouse, Keyboard, and LAN cable before starting

**Disable or uninstall any third-party Antivirus program to prevent it from interfering with the upgrade

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns by clicking the "Reply" button at the end of my response. I will appreciate it.

Kind regards,

John DeV

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-07T17:10:36+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-07T16:59:08+00:00

    Gives me an error when I double click. I am the administrator of this computer, only user, and this is not a school or work computer. It's a personal computer.

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  3. _AW_ 70,246 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-07T12:25:13+00:00

    Please download and run Farbar scanner (FRST) to obtain some information regarding Windows Defender.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/

    Download this Fixlist.txt to the same folder.

    • If your computer language is not English, rename FRST64.exe to FRST64English.exe
    • Run FRST and press "Scan"
    • When that finishes run FRST and press "Fix"
    • There should now be three logs created in the folder that FRST is run from, FRST.txt, Addition.txt and Fixlog.txt
    • Upload the logs to OneDrive, Google Drive or any file sharing service and post the share link

    Note: If you are downloading FRST with Edge, smartscreen will initially block it.

    Click on the 3 dots next to the warning and select Keep-> Show more-> Keep anyway.

    Share OneDrive files and folders - Microsoft Support

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  4. John DeV 171.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-07T08:25:28+00:00
    1. Download the Windows Security Service .reg file and save it to your computer

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/57567-resto...

    1. Double click on the downloaded .reg file to merge it
    2. When prompted, click Yes, and OK.
    3. Restart your computer
    4. Please check if the windows security service is now restored and running
    5. Press Start then search Services
    6. Find Windows security service in the list and double click it
    7. Startup type: Automatic and service status: Running
    8. Please check if the issue persists.

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    John DeV

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