How to change Security Center service startup from Delayed to Automatic?

[RejZoR]

I want to try something because Security Center is sperging out in regards of detecting antivirus status correctly (and quickly) and I've noticed Security Center service is set to Automatic (Delayed). I want to change it to normal Automatic so it fires up straight away on startup and does its job. But Services panel doesn't allow me to change this. Anyone has any idea how can I do it?

 

[Sunshine-boy]

AnVir Task Manager.

 

[Yellowing]

Does that work?
sc config wscsvc start=AUTO

 

[RejZoR]

AnVir Task Manager.

It says "Access is denied". I have ran it as Admin.

@Yellowing
Doesn't work...

Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'start=AUTO'.
At line:1 char:1
+ sc config wscsvc start=AUTO
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: ) [Set-Content], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand

 

[TairikuOkami]

Run in CMD as admin or edit in registry manually, then restart.

reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc" /v "DelayedAutoStart" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

 

[RejZoR]

Run in CMD as admin or edit in registry manually, then restart.

reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc" /v "DelayedAutoStart" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

Thank you! This did the trick!

 

[Sunshine-boy]

It says "Access is denied". I have ran it as Admin.

Had the same issue with some other services but couldn't find a fix.its probably a bug in Anvir.

 

[Yellowing]

Oops, it should have been "sc config wscsvc start= AUTO". There's a space before AUTO

Good to hear that it works!

 

[RejZoR]

It's funny how services are protected, but changing them in registry works just fine lol

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

It's funny how services are protected, but changing them in registry works just fine lol

Malware likes to abuse regedit very often, even if UAC is set to "prompt for credentials on the secure desktop", it can still be easily disabled in registry without a beep from your AV if it doesn't detect malicious behaviours performed, then you are kinda screwed upon system restart

 

[Yellowing]

The only thing that has every made a beep for me when I -or a program I started- was using reg.exe was NVT ERP and ReHIPS. Not WD, not Kaspersky or what I used over the years.

 

[RejZoR]

The reason I needed this was to fix Security Center status reporting. Here is the result of this:
Windows Security Center protection status delay fix

 

[shmu26]

The reason I needed this was to fix Security Center status reporting. Here is the result of this:
Windows Security Center protection status delay fix

Great idea. It bothered me, too.

 

[cruelsister]

The only thing that has every made a beep for me when I -or a program I started- was using reg.exe was NVT ERP and ReHIPS. Not WD, not Kaspersky or what I used over the years.

One of the best posts ever that speaks to the inadequacy of Traditional security protection modalities.

 

[shmu26]

The reason I needed this was to fix Security Center status reporting. Here is the result of this:
Windows Security Center protection status delay fix

And how do I get it back to default settings?
I am not sure if this is connected, but here is my story:
I was running WD with Controlled folder access.
I installed Symantec Endpoint Protection.
At every reboot, I got a notification saying that Controlled folders is blocking memory access -- even though WD was not supposed to run.
I suspect that the security center started before Symantec, and it thought I had no 3rd party AV, so it told WD to get to work. Does this make sense? I solved the problem by disabling WD with DefenderControl. No more notifications.

PS If I am the only one complaining, does that mean Symantec loads later than most AVs?

 

[Andy Ful]

I suspect that the security center started before Symantec, and it thought I had no 3rd party AV, so it told WD to get to work.

That is also the answer to the question: Why Microsoft set Security Center service to Automatic (Delayed).

 

[RejZoR]

I have no idea, but it seems to be a recent change because I wasn't getting this nonsense lets say 1 month ago.

 

[shmu26]

If I change the value to 00000001 that will put it back to default?

 

[amico81]

how can i reset this tweak?

 

[maka]

If I change the value to 00000001 that will put it back to default?

Yes

how can i reset this tweak?

reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc" /v "DelayedAutoStart" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f