Microsoft has officially validated the workaround for the mayhem caused by Defender yesterday. The company has published a fix but has confirmed it can't restore the deleted shortcuts for you. Friday ...
Microsoft released advanced hunting queries (AHQs) and a PowerShell script to find and recover some of the Windows application shortcuts deleted Friday morning by a buggy Microsoft Defender ASR rule.
The Microsoft Windows Start Menu issue caused by a buggy Microsoft Defender update has now been fixed. Some users were surprised when the Start Menu, taskbar, and app shortcuts vanished into thin air.
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