[SOLVED] why do i need to download an app to access windows 11 security

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ManOfArc

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I wanted to run a virus scan with Win11 security, but run into this error message for anything I try do regarding Win Security. I have win 11 installed as an upgrade from W 10. I also have Malwarebytes (premium) running. MB always played well with Windows Security in W10. Come to think of it, I've never seen W11 run a scan. I used to be able to run an occasional WS scan when I was using W10. Is MB disabling WS?

Basically, I want to have access to WS again like I did in W10. Help please.
 
Solution
Open windows powershell as administrator and put this in
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage
You may ask is it safe? Yes, yes it is safe. It's a command to force re-download the Security and health UI for all users on your PC and then reset all the settings to there defaults