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17 questions linked to/from Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10
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How can I disable Windows Defender using the command line? [duplicate]
I am looking for a way to disable Windows Defender on Windows 8/8.1/10 using the command line. Everything I've found so far has involved using a GUI at some point, and this isn't useful for a process ...
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Disabling Microsoft Antimalware service
I can't disable the Microsoft Antimalware service (MsMpSvc/MsMpEng.exe). I tried using services.msc, but the Startup Type drop-down is grayed out and I can't change it to Disabled nor stop the service....
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How to turn off Windows Defender permanently
Windows Defender keeps blocking a third-party program that I know isn't a threat. All my attempts to disable Windows Defender have failed.
I've tried to:
Go in the Windows Defender option and ...
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus is disabled, but back to normal after reboot. How to disable it permanently?
I have Windows 10 ver 2004. Since Windows Defender changed to Microsoft Defender Antivirus I'm unable to turn it off. In Local Group Policy (gpedit.msc) under Computer Configuration/Administrative ...
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How to disable Windows 10 defender service (W10 1909)
On Windows 10 1909 enterprise, I have a process "Antimalware Service executable", within which the service: "Windows defender antivirus service"; which takes 115BM of memory.
However, in group policy,...
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How to permanently dismiss Windows Security PUA notification?
The Windows 10 May 2020 update included a new feature to block potentially unwanted applications(PUA). Thanks to this, I now have an annoying yellow warning sign ⚠️ in my task bar which I would like ...
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How to keep files from being deleted or quarantined by Windows Defender?
I got an external hard disk with lots of stuff I use in it. I connect it to different computers, sometimes not mine, so I use "NTFS drive protection" to keep my files from being deleted ...
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Cannot edit registry Windows 11
I always disable Windows defender on my machines via the registry editor, but this time I have run into a problem: first of all, I happen to have a Home version of Windows 11, so I had to install the ...
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Is there no Microsoft-aproved way to disable Windows Defender in Windows 20H2?
In short, I do not want "MsMpEng.exe" to be running in the background. I have tried the Group Policy method, but when I rebooted, that setting was set back to "Not configured". I ...
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Windows 10 - Stopping Antimalware Service Executable Permanently
How do I stop the Malware Service Executable permanently in Windows 10 ?
I tried:
1) Using Group Policies in Windows 10 - Turned it and off and Disabled it
Status: Still Running when I search under ...
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How can I prevent Windows Defender from using my computer's CPU on Microsoft Windows 10?
I use Microsoft Windows 10. I don't want to use Windows Defender. Therefore I disabled it, but it continues to use my computer's CPU. How can I prevent that?
Here's how I tried to disabled Windows ...
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Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 20H2
I can't safely eject/remove my USB hard drive, because Windows Defender is accessing it all the time:
Die Anwendung \Device\HarddiskVolume6\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2103.3-...
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Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11
How to disable Windows Defender in Windows 11 (Professional) (i.e. prevent Antimaleware Service Executable to spin up my (completely disconnected) Laptop's fans)?
The top answer of Disable Windows ...
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Can't disable Windows Defender
I need to disable windows defend but I'm not able. I think i messed up in the regedit section in the past and now all the settings can't be changed.
I tried deleting the files i added in regedit but ...
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Is it possible to disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 [Home] per user?
I've seen there's plenty of documentation online about disabling Windows Defender system-wide.
For example, in this Superuser question (and I bet a couple of duplicates too) a couple of methods are ...
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