Recently few users reported an issue like while opening Windows Security they received the following error “You’ll need a new app to open this Windowsdefender link”. Previously this error was found only in Windows 10, but recently we received this error in Windows 11 also. Once you receive this error you cannot be able to access some protection features, for example, firewall & network protection, account protection, apps & browser control, and more. This error clearly indicated to access a particular feature you need to install some apps. But actually, there are no such apps in the Microsoft store. So if you are facing a similar issue, then this article will guide you to fix You’ll need new app to Open Windows Defender error in Windows 11.
Fix You’ll need new app to Open Windows Defender error in Windows 11:
There is no exact root cause for this issue, if you encountered this issue then try the following resolution method to fix it. In this method, we are going to use PowerShell to fix this issue.
What Cause the Windows Defender issue?
For Some users the Windows Defender is enabled by default, disabling the Defender will allow you to open the Windows Security. Try the following simple fix to resolve this issue.
Open PowerShell in elevated mode, click on the search icon in the taskbar, and search for PowerShell, Right-click on it and choose Run as administrator.
Next, copy-paste the following code in the PowerShell window and hit enter.
Add-AppxPackage -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml"
Once you executed this command, Restart your system once and check. Mostly this will fix the issue.
If you are facing any issues while executing the above-mentioned command, then try to run the following command. Mostly this will fix the issue.
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackageSecHealthUI.exe is an executable exe file which belongs to the Windows Defender application process which comes along with the Microsoft Windows Operating System Software developed by Microsoft software developer.
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