Firewall and defender cant be turned on

Both my firewall and windows defender is diabled with no way to turn it on..Ive tried most methods but still nothing..get message..windows firewall was unable to make the requested updates.
 

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Welcome Moli , first thing I would suggest would be to run your Anti Virus program and in addition to that , run a free program for malware. Get free version of MBAM and update. do full scan , then post results of this and we can go from there : Malwarebytes Use the free version. it works as well as the pro for issues as this.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
You shouldn't depend upon windows defender as your antivirus because all it is is antispyware. I suggest that you install something else. Microsoft security essentials is popular here and there is also avast and avira. If you install MSE windows defender will be deactivated.
 
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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
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    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
Both my firewall and windows defender is diabled with no way to turn it on..Ive tried most methods but still nothing..get message..windows firewall was unable to make the requested updates.

What anti-virus program do you have installed ?

RE : Windows Firewall
Some anti-virus programs do shut down Windows Firewall. Go to the support forum of your anti-virus program and fnd out if it is so.

RE : Windows Defender
If you have one of the following anti-virus (AV) programs installed, your Windows Defender will get shut down. It is because those AVs have their own defender. Running 2 defenders in the same machine will crate conflicts, not to mention redundant.
The list of AVs that will shut down Windows Defender :
Norton
McAfee
AVG
Microsoft Security Essentials.

If none of the above applies to you, have you tried this method to turn Windows Defender back on ?

Start > in the search box, type services> Enter > scroll to Windows Defender > click it > left column, click Start the service.
under Status column, it should say .............. Started
under Statup Type column, it should say....... Automatic
if not, right click at Windows defender > Properties ....
at Startup type, click the pointer and select Automatic
at Service status, click Start > click OK when done > exit Services window.

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