If you are a Windows user and have received a notification that Windows Security Center Service is turned off, this post may interest you. When you go to control panel security and maintenance section, and try to turn on the Windows Security Center Service, it may not be turned on. The exact error message you received in this case is The Windows Security Center Service can’t be started. No matter if you are on latest Windows 11/10/8.1 or even on older Windows 7, this problem may occur on any system. This article will show how you can fix this problem. Show Here is the screenshot of this error for your reference.  Well, this problem may occur because of conflicts in settings by third-party programs installed on your system. Usually, you can fix the Windows Security Center Service from the Services snap-in. If you can’t enable the service using Services snap-in, then you can take the help of registry editing and start the service. Solution 1 – Using Services
If you cannot modify this service is startup type, then you can try our Solution 2, which is mentioned next in this article. Solution 2 – Using Registry
Close the Registry Editor and restart the system to make changes effective. After restart you will find it the issue no longer appears. You can also check out this video for live illustration of above fix: READ THESE ARTICLES NEXT
Open the Notepad and copy-paste the following: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\services\\wscsvc] “DisplayName”=”@%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\wscsvc.dll,-200” “ErrorControl”=dword:00000001 “ImagePath”=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\\ 00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\\ 6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,\\ 00,65,00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,\\ 72,00,69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00 “Start”=dword:00000002 “Type”=dword:00000020 “Description”=”@%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\wscsvc.dll,-201” “DependOnService”=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,\\ 4d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,00,00,00,00 “ObjectName”=”NT AUTHORITY\\\\LocalService” “ServiceSidType”=dword:00000001 “RequiredPrivileges”=hex(7):53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,67,00,65,00,4e,\\ 00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,\\ 67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,00,6e,\\ 00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\\ 00,00,00,00 “DelayedAutoStart”=dword:00000001 “FailureActions”=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\\ 00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\services\\wscsvc\\Parameters] “ServiceDllUnloadOnStop”=dword:00000001 “ServiceDll”=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\\ 00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\\ 77,00,73,00,63,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\services\\wscsvc\\Security] “Security”=hex:01,00,14,80,c8,00,00,00,d4,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\\ 00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\\ 00,00,02,00,98,00,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\\ 05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\\ 20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,04,00,00,00,00,\\ 00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,01,\\ 00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,28,00,15,00,00,00,01,06,00,\\ 00,00,00,00,05,50,00,00,00,49,59,9d,77,91,56,e5,55,dc,f4,e2,0e,a7,8b,eb,ca,\\ 7b,42,13,56,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,\\ 00,00,00 How do I turn on Windows Defender Security Center?Open the Windows Security app by searching the start menu for Security, and then selecting Windows Security. Select the Virus & threat protection tile (or the shield icon on the left menu bar). Select Virus & threat protection settings. Toggle the Real-time protection switch to On.
How do I fix my disabled Security Center?Restart the Windows Security Center Service
Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box. Type services. msc and press Enter to open the Services window. Locate the Windows Security Center, right-click on it, and then click Restart.
Why can't I turn on Windows security?If you can't open Windows Security on Windows 11, use PowerShell to reset the Windows Security app package. Then, repair and reset your Windows Security app. Additionally, run SFC and DISM to restore faulty system files. If the issue persists, disable and uninstall third-party security tools.
Why is Windows Security Center off?“The Security Center service is turned off” error appears due to the issues with Security Center that is an in-built Windows tool, which is set to scan the system on a regular basis and inform its user about a pending update, missing software, turned off antivirus, and similar issues.
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