I can’t find any information on how to disable Windows Defender in Windows 10. There is some information about how to do it in the previews, but the configuration pages have changed with the final release.
Specifically, I want to stop and disable the Windows Defender Service.
- Using
net stop windefendfrom an elevated command prompt gives “access denied”- Stop and startup type are greyed out in sevices.msc, even when logged on as administrator
- There doesn’t seem to be a GUI way to disable UAC in Windows 10
Has anyone figured out how to disable Defender in Windows 10?
Answer
You are able to do this using a Group Policy.
open gpedit.msc
navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender
Turn off Windows Defender = Enabled
If you then try to open Windows Defender you’ll see this:
And even though in Settings it may appear to be on, the Service is not running:
more info:
http://aaron-hoffman.blogspot.com/2015/08/install-and-setup-windows-10-for.html
and http://www.download3k.com/articles/How-to-Turn-Off-Windows-Defender-Permanently-in-Windows-10-01350
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Todd Wilcox , Answer Author : Aaron Hoffman
