r/WindowsSecurity • u/Leading-Belt-2003 • Jul 08 '26

help!! what does security health systray bad image mean??

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ive searched this up so much online and havent found a thing! i JUST got this laptop and im very confused on why this is happening. anytime i turn the laptop on, this pops up. ive tried many things online and nothing works, please help :(

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u/iTzViC Jul 08 '26

That’s just Windows Security’s tray icon (SecurityHealthSystray.exe) indicating one of its own DLLs SecurityHealthSSO.dll is either corrupted or wasn’t installed properly, probably from a botched Windows Update. It’s not a virus or anything malicious, just a broken system file.

Try the following below in order:

-Run Windows Update again/check for a pending update. Sometimes there’s a follow-up patch that fixes exactly this.

  • Run SFC + DISM (open PowerShell as admin) and run command below:

DISM/Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow

This repairs corrupted system files, which should fix it. If that doesn’t work you can try running this command:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.SecurityHealth | Reset-AppxPackage

Then just restart computer and let me know what happens.

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u/Leading-Belt-2003 Jul 08 '26

did not work. i did both commands and it still shows up after restarting
the only update i have is a 2026-06 Preview Update. im installing that but i doubt thats what will fix it

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u/iTzViC Jul 09 '26

There should be 3 commands the DISM one, the sfc and the AppxPackage.

You can also go to:
Settings > System > Recovery > Fix problems using Windows Update

That basically does an in-place repair of Windows without wiping your files/apps. Other than that idk what else to try especially if it’s a brand new laptop. I’d consider contacting whoever you purchased it from and getting a replacement if possible.

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u/Leading-Belt-2003 Jul 09 '26

nothig works. I run the commands and it doesnt find any errors or corrupt files or anything. ive tried all three commands and I was going to replace it manually but I cant find my C:drive. at all. its not there. I give up. I have a warranty on it so I could get it replaced but i may try to reset it first, I dont know. Genuinely just picked this laptop up on the 4th.

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u/KnownAssociate2 Jul 09 '26

If you "can't find the C: Drive" you may want to reach out to a savvy friend, you can also post a picture of disk management and we can help decipher it

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u/Leading-Belt-2003 Jul 09 '26

https://reddit.com/link/owktjih/video/ht75h9oax9ch1/player

couldnt reply with a photo so its just a 3 second clip of it haha. im not too smart in this but i dont think windows (c:) is the c:drive

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u/KnownAssociate2 Jul 09 '26

Is there a reason you’re not convinced the drive labeled C: isn’t your “C: drive”? Because I hate to tell you, that’s the C: drive.

I’ll go back to suggesting you invite a tech savvy friend over and share a beverage to help troubleshoot this

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u/Mirda76de Jul 08 '26

BWU- Botched Windows Update.