How to Fix Windows Defender Error Code 0x80073b01?

Your computer might have apparently gotten infected by malware? Your Windows Defender is not running and when you try to enable it in control center you get "error code 0x80073b01"? If you want to fix this error code, you can follow the guides below.

What is Windows Defender Error Code 0x80073b01?

When you try to run Windows Defender app to bring up the control panel for it, you get "An error occurred in the program during initialization..... error code 0x80073b01”. When encountering this error code, you will not go on scanning your computer anymore. Actually, there might be something wrong with your Windows Defender. It can be some malware damaging your Windows Defender. If your computer is infected with malware or even virus, your registry entry and important files or data (which can be related to Windows Defender) will be corrupted. And then some of your software or app will not work normally. Besides, if you install unwanted programs or some antivirus that may conflict your Windows Defender, you will also get this error code.