How to disable windows 10 home defender permanently

Most users are distrustful of the built-in services that Microsoft offers. After the release of Windows 10, people increasingly began to enter the query into the search lines, how to remove Windows 10 Defender? In this article we will look at this issue in detail and is it necessary to do this?

What is Windows 10 Defender and why is it needed?

Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus system, it was back in 7, and still does an excellent job of its functions. However, in our country they always blame antiviruses for everything and don’t even realize that the system already has its own protection. Why is this all happening? The fact is that this defender also needs updates, like any other antivirus programs. He gets them with standard Windows packages Update. This is where the whole problem lies - the majority of users in our country use pirated software. Windows version, they immediately remove the service Windows updates. This is a completely natural fact, through certain time Antivirus signatures become outdated and it stops recognizing modern viruses.

Conclusion: if on your personal computer a licensed OS is installed, then the solution remove protector will be meaningless. Especially if you decide to replace it with free Avast or pirated versions NOD or Kaspersky. If a pirated OS is installed on your PC, you will need to remove the protector.

Is it possible to remove Defender in Windows 10 and how to do it?

Windows Defender cannot be removed, but it is disabled. In many cases, it turns off on its own when you download an antivirus program to your computer, but if this does not happen and you decide to get rid of Windows Defender, then this procedure is performed as follows:

1. First of all, we dial Win+X, and then select the command "Run";
   
2. You will need to enter in the line gpedit.msc, and then click OK;
   
3. Open the “Computer Configuration” folder, then go to “Administrative Templates” - “Windows Components” - “Endpoint Protection” - “Real-time Protection”;
   
4. Double click on the icon “Turn off real-time protection”;
5. A window will open in front of you, in it we will need to switch to the position "Enabled" and then click OK;
   
6. Restart your computer.

The built-in Windows Defender utility protects your PC from viruses and malware that can be “picked up” on the Internet when downloading files or connecting other users’ flash cards to the device. If you are completely satisfied with the performance of your antivirus program, then you need to know how to disable Windows 10 Defender permanently. This is written about in this article.

Using the Settings app

To disable Windows 10 Defender:

Good to know! The built-in protection will turn off for a while (approximately 15 minutes). After this, the system will automatically launch Windows Defender.

In the Local Group Policy Editor

After this, any attempt to launch the built-in defender will display an error.

Good to know! If you set the parameter to “Not set”, it will begin to function normally.

In the Registry Editor

Important! If you don't find this setting in the registry, create it yourself: RMB on the “Windows Defender” folder → create → DWORD value (32 bits) → enter the name “DisableAntiSpyware” → set its value to “1”.

If you decide to run Defender again, set the setting to "0" in the Registry Editor.

Video

The video shows in detail how to completely disable Windows Defender using the Local Group Policy Registry and Registry Editor.

How to disable Windows 10 Defender through third-party programs

Besides standard means You can disable the built-in defender using special free programs.

The program was originally developed to disable the function of updates that are performed automatically. But it “can do” much more: it turns the OS defender on and off, and has a Russified interface.

The Destroy Windows 10 Spying utility disables surveillance in the OS. But when using the advanced configuration mode, the item is available Windows shutdown Defender.

How to enable Windows 10 Defender

To activate Defender in Windows 10, you do not need to perform any action - click on the message that is in the notification center and the system will do everything automatically.

If Windows Defender was deactivated through the Registry Editor or Local Group Policy Editor, then repeat the same steps as when disabling it, only launch Internal Defender.

Making exceptions

If you don't need the built-in antivirus (find out how to choose the best antivirus in the article "Best antivirus for Windows 10") to scan a specific folder, program or drive, add them to the Windows Defender exceptions list.

1. Start menu → Settings app → Update and security.
2. Go to “Windows Defender” → on the right side of the window in the “Exceptions” block, click “Add exception” → specify necessary files, folders or applications.

Conclusion

Windows Defender protects your computer from viruses and malware. If necessary, you can disable or enable it, and also configure it by adding the necessary files, folders and programs to the exclusion list.

Hello Dmitry! I was very surprised to notice that the third-party antivirus installed on my computer did not automatically turn offWindows Defender 10 and now in mine operating system There are two antiviruses running.It is not possible to manually disable the defender using the standard method. That is, I launch the “Task Manager”, then go to the “Startup” tab and select the item in it - Windows Defender notification icon, right-click on it and select« Disable ", after that I reboot and the defender continues to work, although it is turned off in startup.How to disable it permanently?

How to disable Windows Defender 10

Hello friends! You all know that when installing a third-party antivirus on a computer with Windows 10, the built-in Windows antivirus Defender turns off, but this does not always happen and some antivirus programs do not stop Windows Defender (for example, free and 360 Total Security). In this case, you can use two antiviruses at the same time (which is not good for system performance) or disable the built-in one. If you want to completely disable Windows Defender 10, there are several simple ways. Let's look at them, and at the end we'll talk about the incomplete, temporary disabling of the Defender, i.e. disabling its real-time protection feature.

1. How to disable Windows 10 Defender using the system registry

Click the "Start" menu, select "Run". Type in the input field regedit

We go to the registry section:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

Right-click on Windows section Defender and select “Create” -> “P DWORD parameter (32 bits)».

After creating the parameter, give it a name"DisableAntiSpyware" and set the value to 1.

If you later want to enable the built-in antivirus, then install this parameter value 0.

2. How to disable Windows 10 Defender using Local Group Policy

Friends, if you have Windows 10 Pro edition or higher, you can disable Windows 10 Defender using local group policy settings. Read the article for a detailed manual.

3. How to disable Windows 10 Defender using Win Updates Disabler

There is a good free tweaker program Win Updates Disabler, you can download it via a direct link from the official website of the developer

http://www.site2unblock.com/download/win-updates-disabler-setup.exe

Portable version

http://www.site2unblock.com/download/win-updates-disabler-portable.zip

Download, install and run the program. In the main window, check the “Disable Windows Defender” item (as we see, with this program we can even disable automatic update OS) and click " Apply now» .

The computer restarts. After a reboot, the built-in antivirus stops working.

Windows has a built-in defender that starts working immediately after installing the system. Windows Defender's job is to protect your computer from malware and viruses. In Windows 10, Defender is also present, and even works well. After installing a third-party antivirus, it usually disables the built-in defender itself and takes over the system protection function.

But you can often encounter a situation where you simply need to disable Windows Defender for a few minutes, or permanently. Now we will look quick way disabling Defender in Windows 10 for a while, and I’ll show you two more ways to disable it permanently.

I think information on enabling standard Windows Defender would also be useful.

If you do not have any other antivirus installed, then I do not recommend permanently disabling the built-in defender. It can save your computer from all kinds of threats. If it blocks some of your actions (launching a program, downloading a file) that you are sure of, then disable it for a while.

Temporarily disabling Defender in Windows 10

Open menu Start, and select Options. Next go to the section Update and Security. Go to the tab Windows Defender, and near Real-time protection put the switch in position Off.

Windows 10 will immediately warn us that virus protection is disabled, and it is advisable to enable it.

You can turn it on in the same way as you turned it off. And if we don’t turn it on, then after a while the system will launch the defender itself, and it will work again.

Disable Windows Defender permanently

If you decide to permanently disable Windows Defender, you can do this in two ways: through the Local Group Policy Editor, or through the Registry Editor.

Note: this method is not suitable for home use Windows versions 10. You can find out the version according to the instructions.

To launch it, you need to press the key combination + R, enter gpedit.msc and press Ok.

Next, go to the “Computer Configuration” section, then “Administrative Templates”, and open “ Windows components" Find the “EndpointProtection” folder and click on it. Click on the “Real-time Protection” folder.

On the right you will see an item "Turn off real-time protection". Open it by double clicking.

A window will appear in which we set the switch to the “On” position, press Apply And Ok.

That's it, Defender in Windows 10 will be disabled forever. If you go to the settings, you will see there that the defender control is inactive. And there will be an inscription “Some parameters are controlled by your organization.”

To turn it back on, simply set the switch to “Not Configured” in the Local Group Policy Editor.

Disable Windows 10 Defender through the registry

First, we need to go to the registry editor. To do this, click + R, enter regedit and press O k.

Next, go to the section: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Policies\ Microsoft\ Windows Defender. On the right, click on the empty area right click mouse, select the item Create – DWORD parameter. If the “DisableAntiSpyware” parameter already exists, then you do not need to create it, just change the value.

To turn it back on, set the value 0 . In order to check the result, you can go to Start – “Settings” – “Update and Security”, “Winodws Defender” tab. If everything worked, the controls will be inactive.

How to enable Windows Defender?

If you disabled it for a while (through settings), you can enable it through the notification center. Open the notification center and simply click on “Protection against programs and spyware...” and “Turn on virus protection.” Defender will be launched.

If you disabled Windows Defender through the registry, or the local group policy editor, then you will need to do the reverse to enable the defender. In Group Policy, in the “Turn off real-time protection” item set “Not configured”, and in the registry editor set the value 0 for the created parameter “DisableAntiSpyware”.

Many people like to configure the system through special programs. In this case, you can disable Defender in Windows 10 through the Win Updates Disabler program. I wrote about her.