How to enable or disable Windows Defender Using Registry Editor

How to enable or disable Windows Defender Using Registry Editor. Turn ON/OFF Windows Defender.

Turn ON or Enable Windows Defender

1) Launch Run by pressing Win + R on your keyboard.

2) Type in regedit on the run window and click on ok

3)  Click Yes on the UAC prompt to continue.

4) The registry editor window will open.

5) Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender. On the left hand side, you will see HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, click on it to expand it.

6) Then Click on SOFTWARE (Expand it).

7) Expand Policies and scroll down to Microsoft, then select Windows Defender.

8) On the right hand side of the screen, you will see DisableAntiSpyware, double click on it and enter 0 as the value. (if the DisableAntiSpyware does not exist, right click on the Windows or on Windows Defender, Select New, DWORD (32 bit )Value, rename it to DisableAntiSpyware and then enter the value 0 to enable or turn on Windows Defender).

Turn OFF or Disable Windows Defender

1) Launch Run by pressing Win + R on your keyboard.

2) Type in regedit on the run window and click on ok

3)  Click Yes on the UAC prompt to continue.

4) The registry editor window will open.

5) Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender. On the left hand side, you will see HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, click on it to expand it.

6) Then Click on SOFTWARE (Expand it)

7) Expand Policies and scroll down to Microsoft, then select Windows Defender.

8) On the right hand side of the screen, you will see DisableAntiSpyware, double click on it and enter 0 as the value. (if the DisableAntiSpyware does not exist, right click on the Windows or on Windows Defender, Select New, DWORD (32 bit )Value, rename it to DisableAntiSpyware and then enter the value 0 to enable or turn on Windows Defender).

Hope with this you have learn How to Enable or Disable (Turn ON/OFF) Windows Defender Using the Registry Editor.

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