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rafg431:
Used the Windows All-in-One Repair tool today. When i eventually got to the "Repair" section, the screen recommended re-booting to Safe Mode. I did this and, when the new screen was displayed, it asked me to enter my password. I entered my usual password and it was not recognised. I then entered every password I have ever used (I keep a VERY secure record of these!) and to my surprise not a single password was recognised. I had no choice but to restart in "normal mode" and continue the repair.  Everything worked in the end but I am curious to know where I went wrong.  Incidentally, when all was finished a message displayed to the effect that my Windows Security Service Centre was switched off.  I attempted to switch it on and it was not accepted. After jumping through a lot of hoops, I restarted the system and, lo and behold, the problem was fixed. An on-screen warning might help with these problems. This is a great programme - I really like it.

Boggin:
Which version of Windows are you using and were you logged in with an user admin account ?

rafg431:
I am using Windows 10 Home and, as I am the sole user and administrator of my PC, I assumed that I ran the programme as administrator - I could be wrong! In addition the problem with the Windows Security Service Centre has re-occurred when I booted up this morning - I cannot switch it back on. I would appreciate any help  anyone can give with this particular problem. Thank you for your comment.

Boggin:
I use Win 10 Home but don't password protect mine - but I'm not prompted for a password when I boot into the advanced boot options to select Safe Mode with Networking or when I use the link in the program.

There are some steps in this article you could try but as you are prompted for a password, then perhaps a repair install would be better.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-security-center-service-cant-be-started

If you don't have Win 10 install media then you can create that by using the Download tool now button in https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10 after reading how to create the media.

This ISO will update your Win 10 to 1703 15063.138 which is the Creators Update.

However, if you already have that update then you can roll back to 1607 14393.1066 to see if you have the same problem both with the Security Center and the requirement for a password.

To repair install, open Windows Explorer - This PC - insert the install media then double click on that drive.

With an USB, on mine that opens it up where I right click on the setup and select Run as administrator.

If you are using a 3rd party antivirus program then it's best to disable that first.

rafg431:
Many thanks for your prompt reply. After trying a number of fixes for the Windows Security Services non-function, including using msconfig to enable all services (failed), I decided to give up and do a System Restore from the restore point which I created in the Tweaking Programme. To my amazement, the restore point does not exist in system restore and trying to restore in the Tweaking programme just takes me into my System Restore with the same result. Finally, I did a System File Check (again in the Tweaking programme and it appears to have fixed the Windows Security Services problem (hopefully!). I can only assume that I didn't run the programme as administrator and this has caused the problems. I am extremely reluctant to run the programme again!

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