Some antivirus programs ask the user to manually turn off or disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 If you’ve got it enabled, chances are Windows Defender will start each time you boot your PC .

Hackers can now easily turn off your Windows Defender program by registering a fake antivirus on your computer. To do that, they use a new tool called Defendnot, recently released by a security ...

Warnings Permanently turning off the Windows Essentials or Windows Defender program without activating another anti-virus program will leave your computer vulnerable to attack from malicious software.