Get help. Password recovery. English General. Share this: Twitter Facebook. How much is a side of bacon at Farmer Boys? How much is a chicken burrito bowl at Qdoba? How many slices are in a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut? As we mentioned above, Windows 8 Defender is now pretty much the full Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software under the Defender name. It can also be disabled using two methods which are basically the same as for Windows Vista and 7.
The first method of disabling the Windows Defender service is exactly the same as Method 1 above, the second is slightly different because of the MSE looking interface. For most users, simply turning off Windows Defender or disabling it via the Services Control Panel should be enough to stop it running. Although there is no official way to cleanly uninstall Defender, it is possible to remove the service, Control Panel entry, other related registry entries and all the files and folders manually so Defender is unofficially removed from the system.
This does present its own set of problems though as the registry keys, files and folders are all protected with enhanced permissions and you have to take ownership of them all. Simply download the portable Windows Defender Uninstaller and run it, then click the button to uninstall Defender. Please use this tool at your own risk as once Defender has been removed, it cannot easily be re-installed, make sure you have backups to hand in case you change your mind later on.
Next you need to grant full permissions to and delete the following registry key so the Defender Control Panel entry can be deleted:. After that is done, Defender should now be removed. Windows may complain that Defender is turned off but this will disappear after a reboot or you can go into Action Center and tell it not to monitor your anti spyware software.
Disabling Windows Defender will leave your computer unprotected from spyware and other malware, so you obviously need to make sure you have another anti spyware program or security package to replace it. Ok, ok, this is old news. When I try to extract the. What is it? By far, Method 1 was the most simple and effective answer.
Will definitely check back in the future, because it is a computer and you know it is going to be a problem with one thing or another. Defender in Win 10 started reporting a serious malware and said it was removing it, over and over.
I restored back a month and still same problem. I then installed McAfee and it disabled Defender. I ran a full system scan with McAfee and my system was clean. I think Defender was corrupted. I only have windows defender. Removing Defender is pointless. I managed it, by brutally deleting Defender folder, however I can bet, that after next major update it will be back the way all unchecked telemetry setting was back after TH2 update. AS TH2 is Windows 10 it would stand to reason Defender comes back, the same with Windows 8 because Defender is baked right into the operating system.
The files are probably treated as system files and once they are designated missing, will be put back. Much like those stupid, clunky-looking, security shield over-lays which cover all your icons when you invoke Administrator privileges with UAC fully functioning. These particular features are simply not necessary for the majority of us whom know how to navigate Windows and would much rather implement our own security policies and software.
Cancel Submit. WiIfred P Independent Advisor. Hi Seth, This is Wil, one of the independent advisor, an expert with Windows 10 and a fellow Windows 10 user like you. I understand your concern about uninstalling Windows Defender. Windows Defender is the built-in security software of Windows It doesn't have an option to uninstall it but you may disable Windows Defender Antivirus if you install a third-party antivirus such as Norton or Mcafee. The only thing that you can do is to disable the Real-Time protection of it which you can do by following the steps on this link.
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