Recent content by florismk

You can say that again. Websites I browse, apps I use and how I use them... Seems like overkill, like letting my GP read my diary.

What's that?

Not multiple, just the single Surface Pro 9. And I'm finding numerous reports from other users with the exact same issue. To me, everything about it suggests faulty MS software. When Windows Security is working properly, it finds no malware. And Malwarebytes didn't find anything either just now...

Oh rats. Ten days after the Windows 11 reinstall, the issue came back today. I'm officially giving up hope on this being an issue that can be resolved on the user side. Time for Microsoft to produce a fix!

Hear hear!

Indeed I won't, and didn't. Wow. I've been on Windows since 95, and have known only hassle and wasted time reinstalling the OS on any machine since. This is... another world entirely. Also, the issue seems to have disappeared, so far. And a different issue (getting signed out of Edge and Office...

There are none, I use only Windows Security. Been there, done that, multiple times. This is what I am trying to avoid. This is a new Surface (Nov 23) with a clean Windows 11 install. I've done nothing special with it since. If I do the repair install, what's the guarantee that I don't have the...

For weeks, if not months now, Windows Security has been misbehaving on my Npv '23 Surface Pro 9. Sometimes, usually shortly after startup, everything's fine, Security has its icon in the systray, and it's accessibe. But very often, the Security icon stops responding after the system has been up...

It looked like the old Defender app. Removal was easy and painless. After removal, Security remained fully functional. Only change to my system is that there no longer is a separate Defender app, and it no longer has a separate icon in the systray. Also, I have some hopes that the issue I was...

Thanks, that's very helpful! Yeah, I noticed that, it's a weird hybrid. I searched for Defender in the Start Menu and found both the Windows Defender Firewall control panel, which I didn't touch, and a Defender app, which I right-clicked and removed, and no longer shows up. The Windows...

Thought I had it figured out: Windows Security replaces Defender in Windows 11. In fact, Defender was lurking in my system tray and causing problems, and now that I've removed it, Security works better. But why, then, is there still a Windows Defender Firewall in my Control Panel? And how do I...