To get rid of the icon, simply restart your computer.Īt any time, if you want to re-enable Windows Defender, you only need to follow the same steps, but this time, on step 5 select the option Not configured. Once you complete the above steps, you will notice the Windows Defender shield icon will continue to run in the system tray. Select Enabled to disable Windows Defender.(If set by policy/GPO this will force enable Defender even when 3rd party AV installed. Turns off Microsoft Defender Antivirus, as well as third-party antivirus software and apps. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an application that can prevent, remove, and quarantine malicious software, including spyware.
Those connections will still work as expected.ĭisableAntiSpyware specifies whether to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
This change does not impact non-Microsoft antivirus connections to the Windows Security app. The impact of removing DisableAntiSpyware is limited to versions of Windows 10 prior to 1903 using Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Tamper protection is enabled by default for consumers and new enterprise customers. This setting is protected by tamper protection, which is available in all editions of Windows 10, version 1903 and later. This change is included in Microsoft Defender Antimalware platform version. This setting is not intended for consumer devices, and we’ve decided to remove this registry key.Īlso, to improve the security posture of our customers and ensure parity across our offerings (SKUs), setting DisableAntiSpyware (and disabling Microsoft Defender Antivirus) on client endpoints will be ignored for customers using Microsoft 365 E3 or E5. This is a legacy setting that is no longer necessary as Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically turns itself off when it detects another antivirus program on the endpoint. DisableAntiSpyware is intended to be used by OEMs and IT Pros to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus and deploy another antivirus product during deployment.
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