How to turn Windows defender off forever in windows 11

How to turn windows defender off forever in windows 11. microsoft defender is the default anti-virus and malware solution in windows 11. just as it was in windows 10 microsoft defender which is part of microsoft security is also included in the new windows 11. microsoft defender is a free anti-malware program included with windows 11 that assists you in preventing viruses and malware from infecting your computer microsoft defender is an excellent feature to turn on and utilize if you don't have any other commercial antivirus or security products installed even though windows defender is one of the strongest antivirus solutions available today you may want to disable it for testing purposes or on devices that are not connected to the internet in this video we'll show you how to totally uninstall microsoft defender in windows 11. please like the video and subscribe to the channel for more tech videos before we begin windows defender will consume 25 percent of the pc's resources as it continuously scans for files throughout the system it's possible that high cpu or memory consumption notifications will appear in the task manager due to real-time security notifications it is sometimes also responsible for automatically removing previously downloaded data you might need a file from the internet right now but windows defender won't let it through since it's not safe in such cases disabling microsoft defender and its firewall on windows 11 is recommended although windows defender cannot be uninstalled from windows 11 we have discussed a method for permanently terminating its services first let's look at how to temporarily disable windows defender for this in windows 11 we'll need to launch the windowssecurity app click the start menu from the top type in the search field windows security launch the windows security application open the virus and threat protection option on the windows security screen under virus and threat protection settings select manage settings we can now turn off real-time protection which should be okay for most testing when you turn it off you'll be prompted with a warning simply click yes to turn off windows defender you can also turn off cloud delivered protection after a short period of time real-time protection will automatically turn back on you can notice that the microsoft defender antivirus service is still functioning if you open the task manager when you restart your computer the process is also restarted automatically but what if the issue is due to a flaw in your firewall in windows 11 how do you turn off the windows defender firewall you must also go to the windows security app to turn off or on the firewall click the start menu from the top type in the search field windows security launch the windows security application select firewall and network protection from the drop down menu each network domain network private network and public network has its security status displayed you have the option of turning them on or off according on your needs choose one of these choices toggle the microsoft firewall off now if it asks you to confirm select yes now press the back arrow to return to the previous screen this is something you'll have to do for each network because the default settings are all on you can simply click the restore settings button to turn on all of these features for all networks this will turn on windows firewall but what if you want to uninstall windows defender for good how are you going to do that from a group policy editor you may turn off windows defender microsoft developed group policy tool to control app administrator access across a group of devices or an organization but it's also a popular tool for removing microsoft edge and other windows 11 system apps by modifying a single file setting microsoft defender can be switched off and permanently deleted furthermore windows defender will not be activated unless you undo the changes manually to avoid the group policy modifications being restored after the restart turn off tamper protection first navigate to windows security click on virus and threat protection now click on manage settings find option tamper protection disable the tamper protection feature to open local group policy editor press from the keyboard the windows key plus r to open the run dialog box now type gpedit.msc expand the administrative templates under computer configuration and maximize the window click on the arrow from windows components section scroll down to microsoft defender antivirus in the windows components section on the right side double-click the turn off microsoft defender antivirus file change the option to enable then click apply by stopping windows defender updates microsoft allows alternatives to take over the task if you use a third-party antivirus or want to try an alternative windows defender will be uninstalled from windows 11. antiviruses require resources to operate their services thus having more than one antivirus would be disastrous for a single operating system according to microsoft a computer can only have one antivirus installed to disable windows defender on windows 11 simply install any lightweight antivirus such as norton mcafee avast malwarebytes kaspersky or avg this is how you turn windows defender off or on in windows 11 and if you made it all the way to the finish please express your gratitude by liking the video also subscribe for more tech videos and leave a comment below you how to turn windows defender off forever in windows 11. microsoft defender is the default anti-virus and malware solution in windows 11. just as it was in windows 10 microsoft defender which is part of microsoft security is also included in the new windows 11. microsoft defender is a free anti-malware program included with windows 11 that assists you in preventing viruses and malware from infecting your computer microsoft defender is an excellent feature to turn on and utilize if you don't have any other commercial antivirus or security products installed even though windows defender is one of the strongest antivirus solutions available today you may want to disable it for testing purposes or on devices that are not connected to the internet in this video we'll show you how to totally uninstall microsoft defender in windows 11. please like the video and subscribe to the channel for more tech videos before we begin windows defender will consume 25 percent of the pc's resources as it continuously scans for files throughout the system it's possible that high cpu or memory consumption notifications will appear in the task manager due to real-time security notifications it is sometimes also responsible for automatically removing previously downloaded data you might need a file from the internet right now but windows defender won't let it through since it's not safe in such cases disabling microsoft defender and its firewall on windows 11 is recommended although windows defender cannot be uninstalled from windows 11 we have discussed a method for permanently terminating its services first let's look at how to temporarily disable windows defender for this in windows 11 we'll need to launch the windows security app click the start menu from the top type in the search field windows security launch the windows security application open the virus and threat protection option on the windows security screen under virus and threat protection settings select manage settings we can now turn off real-time protection which should be okay for most testing when you turn it off you'll be prompted with a warning simply click yes to turn off windows defender you can also turn off cloud delivered protection after a short period of time real-time protection will automatically turn back on you can notice that the microsoft defender antivirus service is still functioning if you open the task manager when you restart your computer the process is also restarted automatically but what if the issue is due to a flaw in your firewall in windows 11 how do you turn off the windows defender firewall you must also go to the windows security app to turn off or on the firewall click the start menu from the top type in the search field windows security launch the windows security application select firewall and network protection from the drop down menu each network domain network private network and public network has its security status displayed you have the option of turning them on or off according on your needs choose one of these choices toggle the microsoft firewall off now if it asks you to confirm select yes now press the back arrow to return to the previous screen this is something you'll have to do for each network because the default settings are all on you can simply click the restore settings button to turn on all of these features for all networks this will turn on windows firewall but what if you want to uninstall windows defender for good how are you going to do that from a group policy editor you may turn off windows defender microsoft developed group policy tool to control app administrator access across a group of devices or an organization but it's also a popular tool for removing microsoft edge and other windows 11 system apps by modifying a single file setting microsoft defender can be switched off and permanently deleted furthermore windows defender will not be activated unless you undo the changes manually to avoid the group policy modifications being restored after the restart turn off tamper protection first navigate to windows security click on virus and threat protection now click on manage settings find option tamper protection disable the tamper protection feature to open local group policy editor press from the keyboard the windows key plus r to open the run dialog box now type gpedit.msc expand the administrative templates under computer configuration and maximize the window click on the arrow from windows components section scroll down to microsoft defender antivirus in the windows components section on the right side double-click the turn off microsoft defender antivirus file change the option to enable then click apply by stopping windows defender updates microsoft allows alternatives to take over the task if you use a third-party antivirus or want to try an alternative windows defender will be uninstalled from windows 11. antiviruses require resources to operate their services thus having more than one antivirus would be disastrous for a single operating system according to microsoft a computer can only have one antivirus installed to disable windows defender on windows 11 simply install any lightweight antivirus such as norton mcafee avast malwarebytes kaspersky or avg this is how you turn windows defender off or on in windows 11