How to Disable Microsoft Defender Real-time Antivirus Protection Step 1: Locate the Windows Security application by clicking on the Start button.

Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus Temporarily If you want to install or run a program on your system or modify some of its settings, you’ll need to pause real-time protection briefly.

In order to temporarily turn off Windows security, you must disable Real-time protection by clicking on the toggle button below it. This will effectively disable a significant part of your Windows ...

Click the Real-Time Protection, Cloud-Delivered Protection and Automatic Sample Submission switches to turn Windows Defender off. Read: How to Remove Pre-installed Windows 10 Apps & Games ...

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to disable (or enable) the Tamper Protection feature to allow changes to the Windows Security app on Windows 11.

If you want to enable or disable Dev Drive Protection in Windows 11 using Windows Security and Registry Editor, check this guide.

Is your antivirus preventing you from completing important tasks? We’ll walk you through how to temporarily disable your antivirus and why you may need to.