Unable to turn on or off real-time protection in Windows Defender? Check these GPEDIT and REGEDIT settings and disable other antivirus apps.

Trying to install/run a program or change some system configurations on your PC, but Windows Defender keeps getting in your way? Here's how to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 11 to ...

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

How to turn off a third-party antivirus on Windows In case your dedicated third-party antivirus is mucking up, you may need to put it out of action.

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.

Disabling Windows Defender permanently on Windows 11 is not recommended, and somewhat challenging. However, you can temporarily turn off real-time protection if it's blocking you from doing something.

(Image credit: Future) Turn off the "Real-time protection" toggle switch to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus temporarily.