Windows Defender has stopped working properly

When I turn on my laptop it user interface say that windows defender has stopped working properly, can not open windows defender to look at settings etc and since it has stopped working the computer guard stopping self to protect self, someone at - it ideas? It also came with "" error 0 x 80000003: one or more arguments are invalid '? "

Hi richard.weeman,

Try to restore your computer to a previous state of safe mode.

Follow the instructions to start the computer in safe mode.

1 turn on the computer or restart the computer
2 start typing the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Boot Menu of Options will appear.
If you start typing the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error". To resolve this issue, restart the computer and try again.
3. ensure that the safe mode option is selected.
4. press ENTER. The computer then begins to start in safe mode.

Follow the instructions below to restore your computer to a previous state of safe mode.

1. Click Start, type system restore in the search box, and then click System Restore in the list programs.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.
2. in the System Restore dialog box, click Next.
3. in the list of restore points, click a restore point created at least a week before the current date, and then click Next.

Note: If you do not find a restore point that is aged for at least a week, select the first point of restoration that is available.
4. click on finish.
5. the computer restarts. The system files and settings are returned to the State they were when the restore point was created.

Check whether the problem is resolved.

If this does not work, follow the instructions in the link below to perform clean boot in safe mode.

Step 1: Perform a clean boot
Step 2: Enable half the services
Step 3: Determine whether the problem returns
Step 4: Enable half of the startup items
Step 5: Determine whether the problem returns
Step 6: Resolve the problem
Step 7: Reset the computer to start as usual

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

After reviewing the issue, put the computer into Normal mode.
Uninstall or update the program that is causing the problem.

Please post back and let us know if it helped to solve your problem.

Kind regards
KarthiK TP

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