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Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

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Select Enabled to enable this policy and turn off Windows Defender ( Figure 3):įigure 3: gpedit.msc Enable Turn off Windows Defender policy Click the Start button in the bottom left corner of your taskbar.

In the windows search bar, search Windows Defender Firewall and open it.

Double-click the Windows Defender folder to open the settings and look for the Turn off Windows Defender policy setting ( Figure 2):įigure 2: gpedit.msc Turn off Windows Defender policy You can turn on windows defender in the windows setting.

3 In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below depending on which version of Windows 10 you have installed.

Navigate through the following path to open the Windows Defender settings: Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender ( Figure 1):įigure 1: gpedit.msc Windows Defender folder 1 If you are turning off Microsoft Defender Antivirus, then you will need to first turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus Tamper Protection.

Type gpedit.msc at the command prompt and press Enter.

Open a command prompt by pressing the Windows + R keys on the keyboard, type cmd in the search box, and click OK.

If you are running a third-party anti-virus and wish to disable Windows Defender, you can do so using the Group Policy Editor in Windows following the steps below:

In the right panel, disable the option that says Real-time protection. It is recommended you follow these steps to disable Windows Defender ONLY if you are running a third-party anti-virus program on your computer. From the left sidebar, choose the option that says Windows Defender.