No Windows Mail, Firewall, Store, Defender, Etc

MajorPain · May 26, 2023

So I ended up at some point maybe 2-3 weeks ago getting a virus on my pc. Seems it's disabled all the security and I can't enable any of it.
It was blocking me from viewing any antivirus websites but I found a work around to get to them and I ran several which seems to have cleaned up some items.

But it has seemed to have corrupted much of the system.
Windows update fails everytime.
Microsoft store failed when ever I tried to install apps. Kept saying downloading with no progress and eventually errored out.
Mail was working up until yesterday when any time I tried to click on links it would let me continue through the link.
Googling the issue suggested doing a reset on Mail, so I tried it and it seems to have deleted it. I'm guessing it was trying to reinstall/repair from the store but with no access it failed.
Looking further in I tried using powershell to install some of these things but I get an error stating the firewall is disabled and to enable it.
I tired but it kept failing.
And now tonight, clicking on Privacy Security>Windows Security and then any of the items on the next page, I get a popup message "You'll need a new app to open this windowsdefender link"

Been banging my head trying to resolve these issues without doing a full wipe and came across this website when searching issue on Google so I thought I would reach out and see if anyone can walk me through this mine field.

xrobwx71 · May 27, 2023

We'll get your PC looked at by a trained expert in Security matters and if you still have issues(non-security related), you can post those in the Win 11 section.

MajorPain · May 27, 2023

Thanks. I managed to restore Mail, Store, Defender Firewall, etc.
My issue now is that Windows Updates fail everytime.
And store won't do downloads.
Other than that things seem to be much better.

MajorPain · May 27, 2023

I thought I posted under windows 11 section but guess I didn't.
I reposted there with the update and Store issues.

Thanks

icotonev · May 27, 2023

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