How to Turn Off Microsoft Defender in Windows

Microsoft Defender is in Windows 11 the default against infection/malware arrangement very much like it was in Windows 10. It secures your PC against malware and infection dangers. Despite the fact that it’s one of the most outstanding antivirus arrangements available today, you actually should switch off Windows Defender for testing or on gadgets that are not associated with the web.
Remember that Windows Defender is switched off consequently when you introduce another antivirus application. So you don’t have to stress over that.

In this article, I will clarify how you can completely switch off Windows Defender in Windows 11 and how to stop it briefly.

Switch Off Windows Defender Temporarily

We are first going to investigate how to stop Windows Defender briefly. In Windows 11 we should open the Windows Security application for this.

• Open the Start Menu
• Type Windows Security
• Open the Windows Security App
• In the Windows Security screen open the Virus and Threat insurance.
• Click on Manage Settings under Virus and Threat security settings
• We can now incapacitate the Real-time security which ought to be enough for most testing purposes. At the point when you switch it off you will get an admonition, simply click yes to incapacitate the Windows Defender.

The Real-time assurance will consequently betray a little while later. Assuming you open the undertaking administrator you will see that the Microsoft Defender Antivirus administration is as yet running. Additionally, when you reboot your PC the cycle is naturally begun once more.

Handicap Windows Defender in Windows 11 Permanently

For all time handicapping Windows Defender can be tested. Techniques that worked in Windows 10 don’t appear to work in Windows 11 any longer. I have tried basically every conceivable technique that was portrayed for Windows 10, yet every time Windows Defender had the option to consequently fire up once more.

I have taken a stab at crippling Windows Defender with:

Disabling the administrations from the startup – Settings are returned inside 2 minutes after reboot
Eliminating the Wdboot driver – Setting is returned too
I have two choices that appear to work and endure. The first is through taking responsibility for the Windows Defender executable and eliminating all authorizations from it. This way the framework chief can’t begin the Microsoft Defender administrations.
The subsequent choice is by altering several vault things, which impair the startup of administrations connected with Windows Defender.

Stage 1 – Boot into Safe Mode

The initial step is to boot into Safe Mode. Without Safe Mode, we can’t take responsibility for the MsMpEng.exe record.
Press Windows key + R to open the run discourse
Type MSConfig and press enter
Select the boot tab
Under Boot options empower “Safe boot”
Press Ok and restart your PC

Stage 2 – Take Ownership of Defender

The subsequent stage is to take responsibility for the Windows Defender application organizer. This way we can ideally likewise keep any updates from Defender.

• Open Explorer
• Explore to c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows Defender\
• Open the properties of the organizer Platform (right-click > select properties)
• Select the Security tab
• Click on Advanced
• Change the Owner
• Click Ok (two times) to take possession

Stage 3 – Remove All Permissions

We presently have responsibility for the Windows Defender application. We presently should simply eliminate all clients/directors from the rundown.

• Select every Permission passage
• Click Remove
• Do that for all clients/passages in the rundown
• Ensure you select Replace proprietor on subcontainers and items
• Select Replace all kid object permit…
• Click Apply

Stage 4 – Disable Safe boot and reboot

To reboot back to the ordinary variant of Windows 11 we want to debilitate the protected boot choice. Open MSConfig again and eliminate the protected boot choice:

• Windows key + R
• Type MSConfig <enter>
• Open the tab Boot
• Unselect safe boot
• Restart your PC

Assuming you presently open the Windows Security application in Windows 11 you will see that Virus and Threat Protection is totally gone.