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    How to Enable or Disable Windows Security in Windows 11

    By Viney DhimanFebruary 7, 2022Updated:February 7, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Microsoft Defender or Windows Security is an antivirus program that comes preinstalled in Windows 11 and protects your PC from viruses, malware, and other offline and online threats.

    How to Enable or Disable Microsoft (Security) Defender in Windows 11

    It is one of the best antivirus programs available for Windows 11 and in the presence of this security app there’s no need to install the third-party program as it ensures the overall security of your device.

    Some users want to disable Windows Defender in Windows 11 for personal reasons. Usually, when users install a third-party antivirus program on Windows 11 PC, the Windows Security app is disabled automatically.

    Sometimes users want to disable Windows Defender manually and the most common reason is that they want to install a particular program that the Windows Security app doesn’t allow to install. It is possible that there could be other reasons as well, let us know in the comments.

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    Use Settings app to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11 PC
    Use Group Policy Manager to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11
    Use Registry Editor to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11

    Use Settings app to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11 PC

    No matter what is your reason behind disabling Windows (Defender) Security app in Windows 11, below in this blog post, you will learn step by step instructions on how to do that:

    Before you start following the steps, keep a few things in mind:

    • You must be logged in to Windows 11 PC using an administrator account
    • You won’t be able to perform Periodic Scanning in Windows 11 when Windows Defender is disabled.
    • You need to turn off Tamper protection in Windows 11 to disable Windows Defender. Also, you need to turn on Tamper protection, when you want to enable Windows Defender

    Now that you’re aware of facts and consequences, let’s get started:

    Click on the Search icon available on the taskbar and type Windows Security, when it appears in results click to open it.

    open windows security app in windows 11

    In the Windows Security app, either switch to Virus and threat protection tab or click on the Same option listed under Security at glance on the right side.

    Virus and threat protection in windows security app in windows 11

    On the right side, scroll down to Virus and threat protection settings section and click on the Manage setting option

    Manage virus and threat protection settings in windows 11

    Here, you need to turn off the option for “Real-time protection“, when the UAC dialog box appears, click Yes to continue.

    Turn off real time protection windows security app in windows 11

    Once done, the status under Real-time protection will be changed to “Real-time protection is off, your device is vulnerable“.

    Real-time protection is off, your device is vulnerable in windows security app in windows 11

    The steps discussed above will only turn off the Real-time protection of Windows Defender and not disable the application itself.

    In case, you want to disable the Windows Defender app in Windows 11 permanently, then you can use the following methods:

    Use Group Policy Manager to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11

    Note – The method works for users running Windows 11 Pro edition on the PC

    Click on the Search icon and type ‘gpedit.msc‘ and when the “Edit group policy” option appears in results, click to open it.

    In the Group Policy Editor, you need to head over to the following policy location: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

    Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus in group policy editor in windows 11

    On the right side, you need to locate and double-click on “Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus“.

    Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus in group policy editor in windows 11

    In the next window, you need to select the Enabled option. After that, click Apply and OK.

    Restart your computer to apply the changes.

    At any point, you want to enable Windows Defender, then select the Not Configured option.

    Use Registry Editor to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11

    Note – The method works for users running Windows 11 Pro and Home edition on the PC

    Click on the Search icon and then type regedit, when Registry editor appears in search results, click to open it.

    When the UAC dialog box appears, click Yes to continue.

    In the Registry Editor, you need to navigate to the following key locations: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

    Here on the right side, right-click and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it “DisableAntiSpyware”

    Create DisableAntiSpyware in Windows 11

    Double-click on the same DWORD value and set its Value data to 1.

    Restart your computer to apply the changes.

    At any point, you want to turn on Windows Defender, then you need to delete the same DWORD value.

    I hope this helps!

    Why don’t you try the method discussed above and let us know which one you used? Also, let us know why you want to disable Windows Defender Security on Windows 11 PC.

    Please do not hesitate to Contact me on Twitter if you want assistance with issue related to Windows 11, Windows 10, and Edge browser. I will try my best to assist you ASAP. (Follow me first and then PM your issue on Twitter)

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