The IT administrator has restricted permissions in certain sections of the application - Windows Defender
The IT administrator has restricted permissions in certain sections of the application - Windows Defender
Hello, I changed the CPU on my PC. To do that, I had to turn off fTPM since updating the BIOS wouldn't work with it enabled. I was using Windows PIN for login, but after disabling fTPM and switching the CPU, the PIN disappeared and I had to enter the password. I forgot my password, so I reinstalled Windows through the Troubleshooting menu at startup. That didn’t succeed, but by then I remembered my password. Now, during a clean Windows installation, Defender appears blank when I open it, and I see a message asking how to fix it. Thanks!
Reinstalling Windows from scratch could actually be quicker than troubleshooting the problem.
Oh no, I've already set everything up once more, which means it will take a long time (though that's just a last option)
Absolutely, take your time—even a 10-hour setup can be more efficient than rushing through troubleshooting.
WD tends to be extremely durable, which means something could have damaged it due to malware from the software you installed. It might help to verify that everything functions properly before adding new items.
It seems the issue likely wasn't malware. I only added a few programs: Steam, some games, HWMonitor, VSCode, MySQL, MySQL Workbench, Github Desktop, Git, Cinbebench and a few others. What I did was turn off fTPM which then affected the PIN, upgraded the BIOS, changed the CPU, and reinstalled Windows in a different way than usual—specifically using the reset option from the Troubleshooting menu during boot while holding Shift. It might have been because Malwarebytes was already installed before, causing problems when the reinstall happened. You were correct, reinstalling helped.
I just performed a fresh setup and for the first time it ran Windows 11 media instead of Windows 10. The default setting removed local account creation, and the "Next" button turned gray when no internet connection was available. I discovered a way around it by opening Command Prompt and typing OOBE\BYPASSNRO, which resolved the issue. Could this method cause any unintended consequences?
Unlikely, I always follow the same method and have never encountered a problem.
I've encountered the same problem after a clean install, and searching online hasn't provided any solutions. No one else seems to have reported it, and I haven't found a fix from Windows or using the F key. If you can resolve it, please let me know how!
It's quite unusual since I didn't have any malware at all—just safe, official updates. I opted for a clean Windows 11 install, as recommended, which made things much smoother and avoided any headaches. The only challenge was backing up my personal files this time because the alternative method keeps them safe.