Security at a glance page in Windows Security is blank in Windows 11

While opening the Windows Security, if you find the blank Security at a glance page in Windows 11/10, here is how you fix the issue. Not only that but also you can follow these instructions if the Update and Security section is blank or missing in Windows Security.

Security at a glance page in Windows Security is blank

Follow these suggestions to fix the issue.

1. Check with your Administrator
2. Use the Windows Update Troubleshooter
3. Run the System File Checker
4. Fix corrupted System Image
5. Reregister these DLL files
6. Check Service and Registry settings
7. Reset Windows Security & Firewall settings to default values
8. Check in Clean Boot State
9. Use Reset This PC
10. Repair Windows 11/10 using the Installation media.

Let us look at these in detail now.

1] Check with your Administrator

Check with your system administrator and see if he/she has blocked access to one or more Windows 11/10 Settings page/s. If you are the admin, check these settings in Group Policy and the Registry and ensure that they are in order.

2] Use the Windows Update Troubleshooter

If you use Windows 11, you need to use the Get Help app to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter. For that, open the Get Help app on your computer and search for “troubleshoot Windows update error”. Then, go through the screen instructions to get the job done.

However, if you use Windows 11/10, you can follow this guide to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter and see if that helps.

3] Run the System File Checker

Run the System File Checker and see. If there is any file corruption, then this scan will replace the corrupted or missing files and help.

4] Fix corrupted System Image

If that did not help, maybe the system image has become corrupted. In this case, running the DISM scan could help.

5] Reregister these DLL files

Open Command Prompt as an administrator, type the following, one after the other, and hit Enter.

regsvr32 jscript

regsvr32 vbscript

regsvr32 /i mshtml

This helps if the Windows Update applet in the Control Panel is blank.

6] Check Service settings

Open Windows Services Manager and ensure that these related Services are at their default values as follows:

• Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service – Manual
• Windows Security Center Service- Manual
• Windows Defender Firewall Service – Automatic
• Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service – Manual
• Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service – Manual.

Once confirmed, you may also manually Start the services and see if it makes a difference.

7] Reset Windows Security & Firewall settings to default values

You could reset Windows Security settings and Windows Firewall settings to defaults and see if that helps.

8] Check in Clean Boot State

You can troubleshoot further manually by performing a Clean Boot. A Clean Boot starts a system with minimal drivers and startup programs. When you start the computer in clean boot, it uses a pre-selected minimal set of drivers and startup programs, and because the computer starts with a minimal set of drivers, some programs may not work as you expected.

Clean-boot troubleshooting is designed to isolate a performance problem. To perform clean-boot troubleshooting, you must disable or enable one process at a time and then restart the computer after each action. If the problem goes away, you know that the last process created it.

9] Use Reset This PC

Windows 11/10 offers an in-built feature that allows you to reset Windows 11/10. Use the Keep my files option. If the computer is not working as expected, this is what you should choose. It will do the following:

• Reinstall Windows 11/10 and keep your personal files.
• Removes apps and drivers you had installed.
• Eliminates changes you made to settings.
• Excludes any apps your PC manufacturer installed.

If your computer comes with preinstalled Windows 11/10, it will also install the apps from the PC manufacturer.

10] Repair Windows 11/10 using the Installation media

Here are the steps to repair your computer using the installation media if it’s because of corrupt files.

1. Download Windows ISO
2. Create a Bootable USB or DVD drive
3. Boot from the media and choose “Repair your computer.”
4. Under Advanced troubleshooting, choose Startup Repair.

I hope something here helped you.

Read: Change Time to Clear Windows Security Protection History

Why is my Security at a glance in Windows 11 blank?

There are many reasons why the Security at a glance page is blank in Windows Security in Windows 11 and some of the reasons are:

• If the corresponding service is not running, you need to open the Services panel and check the aforementioned services.
• The system file is corrupt. Run the SFC scan scan in that case.
• Third-party security software or antivirus is blocking Windows Security.

How to fix Windows Security showing blank screen?

If Windows Security shows a blank screen, you need to troubleshoot the problem in the Clean Boot state. This problem might sometimes occur when you install a corrupt Windows Update. In that case, you need to uninstall the recently installed update. Apart from that, you can run the SFC and DISM tools as well.

Read: Windows Security Protection History not showing or missing in Windows 11.