Unable to turn on or off real-time protection in Windows Defender? Check these GPEDIT and REGEDIT settings and disable other antivirus apps.

How to Disable Microsoft Defender Real-time Antivirus Protection Step 1: Locate the Windows Security application by clicking on the Start button.

Temporarily disable real-time protection Disabling Windows Defender permanently on Windows 11 is not recommended, and somewhat challenging.

In order to temporarily turn off Windows security, you must disable Real-time protection by clicking on the toggle button below it. This will effectively disable a significant part of your Windows ...

How to completely disable Windows Defender on Windows 10? There are several ways to disable Windows Defender on Windows 10, please see the detailed instructions below.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to disable (or enable) the Tamper Protection feature to allow changes to the Windows Security app on Windows 11.

If you want to enable or disable Dev Drive Protection in Windows 11 using Windows Security and Registry Editor, check this guide.

Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus Temporarily If you want to install or run a program on your system or modify some of its settings, you’ll need to pause real-time protection briefly.