In the operating system "Windows 10" is availableBuilt-in security tool for preventing computer threats from all kinds of threats or potentially dangerous software. This - "Defender" Windows 10 "." How to enable it, configure or deactivate, further and will be considered. But first, let's stop at the service itself, with an emphasis on user reviews and specialists in customizing Windows-based systems.
"Defender" Windows 10 "": reviews leave much to be desired
According to the official description, this service in the tenth version of the system has been completely redesigned and is able to function as well as any antivirus. But this or that?
If you read user comments, you canto meet a lot of unflattering reviews, indicating that the service cares about security is somehow too strong. Basically, this situation occurs when installing some software products, which for some reason are recognized by the system not only as dangerous, but also as potentially undesirable. This can even include optimizers or specialized utilities that allow you to deactivate some unused or unnecessary system tools, for example, relating to tracking user actions. In addition, as stated by reviews of disgruntled people, the OS consistently installs updates for the Defender Windows 10, which most users do not need when installed with regular antiviruses. What a good thing, and even conflicts between firmware and third-party software may appear. But here it is not so simple.
Do I need to disable the service?
Of course, the question is whether “Defender"Windows 10" on local computers, for many it remains open. Well, if these are network terminals, otherwise, sometimes the protection triggers come to the point of absurdity, when the user cannot install completely legal software on his own PC or laptop, even if he is a system administrator.
Yes, disable the product "Defender" Windows 10 ""(reviews indicate this directly), however, it is possible provided that the system has a regular antivirus. This can be done in at least four ways. But first you should look at the setting of the service itself. It is possible to disable it and do not have to set acceptable parameters for themselves.
How to setup
"Defender" Windows 10 "" after the update or "clean" installation of the system by default is in the active state. The initial setting can be made in the parameters section.
Access to the section is through the standardStart menu, and then select the item update and security. In the menu on the left there is a link to the service, and on the right there is a menu for setting parameters, in which you can set the activation of cloud protection, automatic sending of samples, etc. There is another tool to help activate the Defender Windows 10 service. How to enable it? Yes, just move the real-time protection switch to the on position.
Also, setting or turning on can be done directly in the program by calling it, for example, through a search and setting the necessary parameters directly in the scan window.
Install antivirus software
Now a few words about disabling the service. The easiest method is to install any anti-virus package. Built-in protection will be deactivated automatically.
But this is a temporary phenomenon, becausea certain period of inactivity will again be activated "Defender" Windows 10 "." How to enable it yourself? In principle, this is not required, since the launch of the service will be performed without user participation (you can read about this even in the description under the security enable slider.
Actions in the group policy section
You can also disconnect in the services section, which can be reached by typing gpedit.msc in the Run console.
In the computer and administrative settings sectiontemplates, you need to go to the Windows components and find the Endpoint Protection directory there. On the right there is a similar parameter, but with an indication of shutdown. Then you should enter its settings and activate the “Enabled” line, after which it will be disconnected. Re-activation is performed by setting a mark in the lines “Not set” or “Off”.
Registry use
Similar actions are performed in the system registry, the editor of which is called by the regedit command in the Run menu.
Here you need to use the HKLM branch, after whichthrough the SOFTWARE and Microsoft catalogs, go to the Windows Defender directory. In the right part of the editor, you need to use the RMB and create the DWORD parameter of 32 bits (if not), call it DisableAntiSpyware and assign the value 1. This is how the "Defender" Windows 10 "is disabled. How to re-enable it after performing such actions? There are two options: either set the parameter value to 0, or simply delete it.
Note that the described procedures in the registry and inGroup policies duplicate each other, and after setting parameters in the registry, actions in the group policies section are impossible (but you can do editing).
Additional Methods
In principle, you can also disable or reactivate Defender by using special programs like NoDefender or Win Updates Disabler.
Disable or enable system componentsmade easy enough. In the first utility, the setting is done through the system parameters; in the second, there are special tabs for this, on which descriptions and settings of the corresponding services are located.
A few words at a time
Despite the negative reviews, expertsMicrosoft still does not recommend abandoning this service. If for some reason the user does not like it, in the settings you can disable the use of cloud protection and sending samples to improve this tool. But the protection in real time is better to leave. By and large, it does not affect the performance of a computer, and it only works at critical moments. If, when installing some software (even if the installer is launched as a system administrator), a warning is issued, you can start the installation using the additional information button in the notification with the “Do not care” option, or add files in the settings to the list of exceptions.
