Disabling Windows Defender may be preferable for users relying on third-party antivirus software. As Windows Defender is deeply integrated into the OS, disabling it involves editing the registry or ...

Microsoft Defender (previously Windows Defender) has been a part of the Windows operating system since the early 2000s, with Microsoft improving and iterating on it up to the present — and presumably ...

Formerly known as Windows Defender, Microsoft Defender is an antivirus protection program that's included with Windows 10.

Before you proceed, you should know one thing. If you have a 3rd-party security software, these suggestions may help. But if Windows Defender is the only security software installed on your computer, ...