Enable Windows Defender Windows Server 2012 r2
In Server Core, Windows Defender is enabled by default on Windows Server 2012 r2, without a GUI. If the instalation has a GUI and Desktop Experience enabled, is there is way to enable Windows Defender?
May 8th, 2014 6:15pm

Windows Defender is not in any 2012 product not sure how you are seeing that especially on Core. But this article explains it a bit. Windows defender is a consumer product and 2012 is not.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/clientsecurity/archive/2012/11/05/more-information-on-microsoft-antimalware-protection-on-windows-8-and-windows-server-2012.aspx

Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
May 8th, 2014 7:22pm

That article refers to Windows Server 2012, not to Windows Server 2012 r2. I knew about WS 2012, I need to know about WS 2012 r2. I know for sure that Windows Defender exists and it is enabled by default on Windows Server Core, even if the WD does not a have a GUI.
May 8th, 2014 9:06pm

Hi,

Thanks for your posting.

As Globalrmunyan mentioned, Windows Defender is not supported in Windows server 2012 or r2.

Please refer to the following article:

Secure Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831360

Regards.

Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
May 13th, 2014 7:48am

Vivian, that is really not true.

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/hh831778 "What changed in Windows Server 2012 R2" -> "Windows Defender" on the bottom and you will see:

"Available and enabled by default on Server Core installation options and Core System Server (without the user interface).

For more information, see Windows Defender."

So on Core installation, it really IS present.

August 14th, 2014 7:08am

I knew it was present on Server Core, this is why I wished to know if there is any way to enable it on Server with a GUI as well.
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
September 18th, 2014 6:49am

Did you get any answer on this?

All my findings are the same so far, that it is enabled and install as default on 2012 R2Core, but no information regarding Full GUI.

And that it was not supported on 2012.

October 28th, 2014 2:51pm

Hi,

Thanks for your posting.

As Globalrmunyan mentioned, Windows Defender is not supported in Windows server 2012 or r2.

Please refer to the following article:

Secure Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831360

Regards.

Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
April 18th, 2015 4:26pm

This topic is archived. No further replies will be accepted.

Other recent topics Other recent topics