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Microsoft fixes bug behind ‘Defender Antivirus is turned off’ alerts

September 18, 2026

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Source: BleepingComputer

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates.
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