Why is Windows Defender disabled?

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Published on 2010-03-29T18:51:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/29 19:13 UTC
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OK, I have been doing nothing different than I have been since I have gotten Windows 7.

Now all of the sudden Windows Defender is turned OFF and I cant turn it back on.

It tells me that it is blocked by group policy.

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