How to reset Windows Security app in Windows 10

If Windows Security Center is crashing or not opening, you can reset and re-register the Windows Security app and hopefully get the issue fixed. In this post, we will show you the 3 quick and easy ways to reset Windows Security app in Windows 10.

Reset Windows Security app

You can perform this task in either of 3 ways;

1. From Start Menu
2. Via PowerShell
3. Via Command Prompt

Let’s see description of the process involved in relation to each of the method.

1] Reset Windows Security App from Start Menu

Do the following:

• Press the Windows key on the keyboard to open Start Menu.
• Right-click on Windows Security on the Start list
• Click on More, and click on App settings.
• Click on the Reset button in Settings.
• Click on Reset to confirm.

You can now exit Settings.

2] Reset Windows Security App in PowerShell

Do the following:

Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI* | Reset-AppxPackage

Once the command executes, you can exit the PowerShell console.

3] Reinstall and re-register Windows Security App in Command Prompt

Do the following:

• Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.
• In the Run dialog box, type cmd and hit Enter to open Command Prompt.
• In the command prompt window, type or copy and paste the command below and hit Enter.

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI*).InstallLocation + 'AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

That’s it!

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