Microsoft suggests that it finally managed to, once and for all, resolve the Defender Local Security Authority (LSA) protection off issue, which has been plaguing Windows 11 systems since March.
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Microsoft has admitted that the Windows 11 security issue, wherein Defender would wrongly display LSA protection is disabled, isn't really fixed. The company has provided the same workaround.
Microsoft has confirmed it has fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) is off issue with a recent update to Defender. The company is also pushing out new kernel-mode hardware stack protection.
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Microsoft 365 Defender goofed up again as system admins found it is flagging legit URLs as malicious links. The company acknowledged the issue and has stated that it is looking into a fix.
Microsoft has already confirmed that a recent Defender update has been leading to an "LSA protection is off" error. The bug may also be causing another issue where TPM detection is faulty.
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If you are on Windows 11, and you have encountered the LSA protection is off message recently, even though it is on, Microsoft has confirmed it's a bug. A workaround for it has also been provided.
An old, persistent "Standard hardware security not supported" bug has come back to haunt Windows 11 users according to multiple reports online. The issue is affecting those who have supported PCs.
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Microsoft quickly fixed a recent Windows Defender definition update that introduced a bug causing Defender to crash. The crash caused the Antivirus service to terminate, which had to be restarted.
