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How to turn off windows defender in windows 10?

Asked by Lysa , Last updated: Apr 12, 2024

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C. Bernthal

C. Bernthal

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C. Bernthal
C. Bernthal, Teacher, MA, P.hD, Seattle

Answered Aug 18, 2020

Some people say that their computers or laptops have not worked very fast because of Windows Defender.

Sometimes, they are in the middle of doing something important but Windows Defender may disrupt what they are doing.

*In order to turn it off, you can go to the Control Panel and just click on Windows Defender.

*You can select tools and also select the various options that are available.

*Look for the button that says “Administrator.” Uncheck “Use this program.” This means that you will not use Windows Defender anymore until such time when you would choose to check it again.

*Click “Save” then close the window of the control panel.

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O. Bickis

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O. Bickis
O. Bickis, Corporate employee, MBA, Stockton

Answered Aug 13, 2020

To turn off windows defender in windows 10 either temporarily or permanently, you just have to follow some steps that will be provided. The first thing to do is to go to the settings. If you are having problems locating the settings, just go to the search bar and search for it.

Proceed by clicking the Update & Security option. As soon as you get to Update & Security, click Windows security, after which you click on virus and threat protection. You should not have any problem locating this option as it can be found directly in the "Protection areas."

As soon as you do this, you have already opened the windows defender. All you need to do is to click Virus & threat protection settings. The next step is where you will disable the Microsoft Defender's real-time scanning by clicking the button below so it can turn to blue.

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M. Klose

M. Klose

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M. Klose, Content Writer, Oakland

Answered Aug 12, 2020

Though Windows Defender is a security measure, to help protect the computer against security threats, there are steps that can be taken to turn it off completely.

• First, open the start menu on the computer.

• Then, open settings.

• From there, click Update & Security.

• Once that is open, click the tab that states Windows Security.

• Under Protection Areas, find and click Virus & Threat Protection.

• Click the Virus & Threat Protection Settings.

• Under that, it is a section that says Real-Time Protection. From there, an on and off lever can be found. One will need to have the lever on-off to turn off the Windows Defender.

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L. Sevigny

L. Sevigny

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L. Sevigny, Doctor, Las Vegas

Answered Aug 12, 2020

Windows 10 operating system can sometimes be affected by windows defender security feature when it is on. Shutting off this feature requires some steps which need to be followed appropriately.

Here are some tips to help you turn off the windows defender.

1. Go to your control panel; double clicks on the windows defender

2. Pick tool and then options

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page of option, uncheck the use of windows defender

4. Tap on saving and close the page

5. Restart your computer to completely switch off the window defender in windows 10.

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