Windows Defender This Program Is Blocked by Group Policy Error 0x800704ec

Windows Defender This Program Is Blocked by Group Policy Error 0x800704ec
#Error_code_0x800704ec is an official Windows notification, which can occur on all versions of Windows operating system when a PC user tries to activate Windows Defender. As users reported, the #Windows_Defender icon is greyed out and returns the error pop-up when you click on it and select Enable.

The most common reason for #0x800704ec to appear on Windows 10 is due to the installed antivirus program, such as Avast or AVG. Initially, Windows Defender was called Microsoft Security Essentials and was a downloadable program for Windows XP. Later, it was included in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Since the release of Windows 8, the software became an inbuilt anti-malware application. which is configured to run in the system background all the time.

However, if Security Center detects another antivirus program, Windows Defender is automatically disabled and will remain disabled until the third-party antivirus is removed. Therefore, if you have recently installed Avast, Norton, Malwarebytes or any other antivirus software, you should either forget to use Windows Defender or disable third-party antivirus to completely fix error code 0x800704ec.

If, however, you are not using another utility, then the cause may be a faulty Group Policy setting or a corrupt system file. In some cases, the error messages can be caused by malware that enters the machine stealthily. Viruses can cause the following symptoms:

Computer slowdown;
Crashes, clutter, slow running of games and software;
frequent BSoDs;
Increased CPU and GPU usage
Increase in advertising rates.

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[That_One_Guy_On_A_Windows]

0:48 i dont see a key named disable real time monitoring but there is a key named disable anti spyware. i didnt delete the disable anti spyware and i went to deafult and set value to zero. after i restarted the computer the problem was not fixed. should i try again but deleting the disable anti spyware?

[julians]

I was able to do this, but when i went to try and use my airpods on pc again it just said the same thing... of setup blocked by group policy. didnt really give me an error code or anything, i just cant do anything with my airpods on this computer for some reason???

[tesubhgamer-]

My windows defender is not in registery editor what should i do ? Pls help