Solved How to completely disable Windows Defender? - Windows 8.1

SlackerITGuy

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So I've been running the 8.1 Pro Preview since it went live, and I gotta say, I'm pretty happy with it overall, one thing that's bothering me though is that I can't seem to find a way to disable Windows Defender completely through either gpedit.msc or services.msc (it's grayed out).

In 8.0 there was a setting for disabling Defender completely through gpedit.msc, now in 8.1 they added a bunch of new settings in the Defender tab but none that clearly states the disabling of Defender, maybe I'm missing something here?.

Need your help :think:, thanks!
 

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Thanks for the help Brink, so it seems like Windows Defender can't be disabled like in the old days hahaha, that's okey though.

Thanks again :)
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC898
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411T
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 @ 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Plextor M3 Pro 128GB SSD
    WD Blue Caviar
    PSU
    Seasonic G Series 650W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 650D
    Cooling
    Corsair H60 and Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm
    Keyboard
    CM Storm QuickFire Rapid (CHERRY MX Blue Switches)
    Mouse
    Corsair Raptor M45
    Browser
    Google Chrome (latest stable build)
    Antivirus
    None
You're welcome.

Yeah, since it's built into Windows, it can only be turned off.
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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