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How to disable windows defender on Windows 11?
Windows Defender can't let me run some of the old apps and automatically deleted them from my external USB drive. I am pretty sure the files are apps are 100% safe as I have using them for more than ...
I have been able to successfully disable Real-time protection, including after rebooting, by using the following method:
- Disable Tamper Protection.
- Using gpedit, set "Turn off real-time protection", which is located in Local Computer Policy, Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Real-time Protection, to "Enabled".
- Run "gpupdate /force".
This stays in place indefinitely, including after rebooting.
To reverse it, do the following:
- Using gpedit, set "Turn off real-time protection" to "Not configured".
- Run "gpupdate /force".
I did this on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024. I didn't test it on other versions.