new laptop

[SolaSaint]

It pops a window up stating Defender has been turned off. It gives no instructions how to turn it on?

 

[Revmitchell]

It pops a window up stating Defender has been turned off. It gives no instructions how to turn it on?

Here you go


http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020260/how-to-activate-windows-defender-in-windows-8.html

 

[exscentric]

control panel/action center should offer the ability to turn defender on..

If it tells you it can't be turned on get the malware software running.

 

[SolaSaint]

I just renewed my Norton account, never could get Windows Defender to open up? I'll give this laptop a year then I'm going to by a top-o-the-line laptop if this keeps this up.

 

[Revmitchell]

I just renewed my Norton account, never could get Windows Defender to open up? I'll give this laptop a year then I'm going to by a top-o-the-line laptop if this keeps this up.

It is not the laptop it is a windows 8 thing. Those of us with the current version of windows 8 are the guinea pigs to help MS work out the bugs.

 

[SolaSaint]

I really had a difficult time learning Windows 8 and still struggle with it. I guess we are stuck with this style of OS. I wish I had my old Commodore, LOL no I don't.

 

[Revmitchell]

I really had a difficult time learning Windows 8 and still struggle with it. I guess we are stuck with this style of OS. I wish I had my old Commodore, LOL no I don't.

It is better to just stick with windows 7 right now.

 

[exscentric]

http://www.eightforums.com/ has a ton of info on 8 and there are lots of tutorials if you find problems. There is sevenforums as well for wndows 7.