How to disable and enable Windows Defender Antivirus using Windows Defender Security

Are you using window 10? And do you need to disable Window Defender Antivirus? Microsoft create window 10 come with the Window Defender Antivirus antimalware feature to protect your computer include data from other virus, spyware, ransomware, and many other types malware. One more thing, it also protects your computer from hacker too. Although Microsoft’s the build-in antimalware solution is enough for most of user, there are some special case that you will not to use this security feature. For example you want to setup some software but it got block by this feature because some files like .exe similar virus file, so this feature locked this file that you can’t setup. This problem is that you can't install, so you need to choose option to disable Window Definer Antivirus to install this software again.

Please remind before window 10 has feature to disable Window Definer Antivirus permanent from the registry. But currently, Window 10 remove feature to disable Window Definer Antivirus permanent from the registry. It mean that Window Definer Antivirus will active again automatically after restart computer even you changed the group policy or registry settings. On this article, we will talk about How to disable and enable Window Definer Antivirus step by step.

How to disable Windows Defender Antivirus using Windows Defender Security

If you need to setup some software on your computer, you should not disable Windows Defender Antivirus permanently. You just disable it temporary.

Step 1: click on start button

Step 2: move cursor to search box and input word “Windows Defender Security”

Step 3: click on “Windows Defender Security”

Step 4: It will pop up new form. On the left side, please click on “Window Security”

Step 5: on the middle side, please click on “Virus & threat protection” and it will pop up new form

Step 6: please find and click on Virus & threat protection setting

Step 7: please find “Real-time protection” and click on toggle switch “Off”. If it alert “Do you want to allow this app to make change to your device?”, please click “Yes” and close all form.

How to enable Windows Defender Antivirus using Windows Defender Security

Step 1: click on start button

Step 2: move cursor to search box and input word “Windows Defender Security”

Step 3: click on “Windows Defender Security”

Step 4: It will pop up new form. On the left side, please click on “Window Security”

Step 5: on the middle side, please click on “Virus & threat protection” and it will pop up new form

Step 6: please find and click on Virus & threat protection setting

Step 7: please find “Real-time protection” and click on toggle switch “On”. If it alert “Do you want to allow this app to make change to your device?”, please click “Yes” and close all form.

When you completed these steps, Windows Defender Antivirus will disable the real-time protection. You can install apps or software by your requirement. It means that your apps or software don't block by security feature like before.