
Windows Defender Connection Refused: Troubleshooting Checklist
You open Windows Security and see "Connection refused" or "Something went wrong. Try reopening Wi...

You open Windows Security and see "Connection refused" or "Something went wrong. Try reopening Wi...

You see a message that the BitLocker service is unavailable when you try to manage encryption, op...

When you see error code 0x80073cf9 while trying to install or update an app from the Windows Stor...

You try to open a file and see a message like "The file is locked" or "Access denied." Sometimes ...

You open BitLocker Drive Encryption and see "BitLocker service is unavailable" or the service won...

If you're stuck in a BitLocker login loop on Windows 10, you see the recovery screen asking for t...