Hi can anyone help What does ERROR FOUND CODE 0xc80044e mean. It keeps appearing on my laptop every time I attempt to scan window defender.

Hi, I suggest you try the following to check the result. 1. If you have any third party antivirus software and firewall disable them temporarily and make sure that the Windows Firewall is turned on. Then check if the issue reappears. 2, Check the Windows Defender service 1. Open Run, and type in services.msc then press Enter. 2. In services window, locate Windows Defender service in the services list. 3. Verify that the Status is Started. If the Status column is blank, right click on the service and select Start. 4 If you get error trying to force start the Windows Defender service, try to change the Startup Type to Automatic, and then restart the computer. Hope this helps Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support

Hi, I suggest you try the following to check the result. 1. If you have any third party antivirus software and firewall disable them temporarily and make sure that the Windows Firewall is turned on. Then check if the issue reappears. 2, Check the Windows Defender service 1. Open Run, and type in services.msc then press Enter. 2. In services window, locate Windows Defender service in the services list. 3. Verify that the Status is Started. If the Status column is blank, right click on the service and select Start. 4 If you get error trying to force start the Windows Defender service, try to change the Startup Type to Automatic, and then restart the computer. Hope this helps Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support