It offers you to protect your computer against all type of malicious codes, like viruses, spywares, rootkits, etc. Well the question is quite valid, yet not practically possible as you would soon find out that no matter how many times you uninstall the antivirus, it gets installed every time you reinstall your operating system.
So there is no permanent solution to make it inactive. Here in this article, we would tell you the simple ways by which you can permanently disable the feature from your operating system.
Keep reading to know the varied methods for disabling Windows Defender from your Windows operating system. If you are using Windows Home, then you can use Registry to modify the system settings to disable the Windows Defender. Keep reading to know the method description:. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Step 7.
Step 8. Step 9. After you have done this much, simply double-click the new key you have created, and set the value from 0 to 1. Step WARNING: If you are using registry to disable your Windows Defender, perform the task cautiously as even a little wrong step can be fatal to the system as it can cause serious permanent damage. In case you are using Windows 10 Pro or other versions like Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education, then using local group policy editor would be the best tool to disable your Windows Defender anti-virus.
Restart your computer to eradicate the Windows Defender shield icon, as it would continue to be displayed even after the feature is disabled. There you go, your Windows Defender mechanism is disabled permanently till you enable it again from the settings mentioned. In case you are not intending to disable the Windows Defender permanently, but to disable it temporarily, then the task can be done using the normal Windows settings app as well.
Thanks for your time. On Windows 8 or Win 8. See List of anti-malware product removal tools. WD should then be enabled though you might need to start the program in Security Services. For further information regarding WD on Win 8.
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