How To Turn Off Windows Defender In Microsoft Windows 10?

How To Turn Off Windows Defender In Microsoft Windows 10?

Windows Defender Antivirus
provides protection to your computer and the files on the device from viruses,
ransomware, spyware, and some other types of malware and hackers. However,
sometimes you may need to disable Windows Defender Antivirus for some reason.

In Windows 10, Windows Defender
is on by default and you can stop its real-time protection, but just on a
temporary basis but it doesn’t mean that Windows Defender cannot be disabled
permanently.

Below we have mentioned 3 quick
and easy ways to turn off or disable
Windows Defender in Windows 10 but, before doing so, it is recommended that
you install an antivirus program in place of Windows Defender because of the
security is essential for any PC or Laptop.

Now, let’s get started with the
methods to turn
off Windows Defender Windows 10:

• Press together ‘Win + I’ to open
  the ‘Settings’.
• In ‘Settings’, open ‘Update
  & Security’.
• There, select the option
  ‘Windows Defender’ from the left panel.
• After selecting that, in the
  right panel, you can see the ‘Real-Time Protection’, and also an on-off button
  just below it.
• Now, just click on that button
  to turn on or off the Windows Defender
  Real-Time Protection.

• Typing together ‘Win + R’, open
  ‘RUN’ and then hit enter after typing ‘gpedit.msc’ in the ‘RUN’ dialog.
• Then, you need to choose the top
  result to open the ‘Local Group Policy Editor’.
• Now, use the left panel and navigate to ‘Computer Configuration >
  Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender
  Antivirus’
• After opening ‘Windows Defender
  Antivirus’, now look for ‘Turn off Windows Defender’ in the right panel to open
  it.
• There, check the ‘Enabled’
  option to disable Windows Defender Antivirus. Then next, click on ‘Apply’ and
  ‘OK’ buttons to restart your computer.
• After the restart, check whether
  the Windows Defender has been turned off or not.
• Using this method you can
  permanently stop the Windows
  Defender protection and in case you want to turn Window Defender on-again,
  then just reverse the same process.

• Open the Run command by typing
  together ‘Windows key + R’.
• In that type ‘Regedit’ to open
  the Registry Editor.
• Now before anything else, ‘User
  Account Control’ will ask your permission, so click on ‘Yes’.
• Then in the ‘Registry Editor’,
  open ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft >
  Windows Defender’.
• Now, under ‘Windows Defender’ on
  the right panel you can able to see the ‘DWORD (32-Bit) Value’ name it as
  ‘Disable Antispyware’ and press ‘Enter’. Then, double-click the newly created
  ‘DWORD’ to change its value from 0 to 1 and click ‘Ok’.
• That’s it! But remember you
  still need to reboot the computer to apply the changes.