{"id":87,"date":"2017-11-15T17:58:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/?p=87"},"modified":"2017-11-16T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T16:47:35","slug":"disable-windows-defender-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/disable\/disable-windows-defender-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Windows Defender on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Defender is the free antivirus software. This antivirus runs automatically on your computer, but it will disable itself automatically only when it detects another security software is installed on your device.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you prefer not to run an antivirus on the particular scenario? Here is a short guide how to do that.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Disable Windows Defender Using Local Group Policy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>STEP 1: At first press the <b>Win + R<\/b> keys to open the <b>Run<\/b> command. Then type <b><i>gpedit.msc<\/i><\/b> and press <b>OK<\/b> to open the <b>Local Group Policy Editor<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/windows-10-run-group-policy.png\" alt=\"windows-10-run-group-policy\"  class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 2: Browse the path:<br \/>\n<i>Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender<\/i><br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/windows-10-group-policy-editor.png\" alt=\"windows-10-group-policy-editor\" class=\"aresponsive-img\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>STEP 3: After that double-click <b>Turn off Windows Defender<\/b> at the right pane.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/windows-10-windows-defender-policy.png\" alt=\"windows-10-windows-defender-policy\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 4: Choose <b>Enabled<\/b> to disable Windows Defender, and press <b>Apply<\/b>, and <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Disable Windows Defender Using the Registry:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>STEP 1: At first press the <b>Win + R<\/b> keys to open the <b>Run<\/b> command. Then type <b><i>regedit<\/i><\/b> and press <b>OK<\/b> to open the <b>Registry Editor<\/b>.<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/windows-10-open-registry-editor.png\" alt=\"windows-10-open-registry-editor\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 2: Browse the path:<br \/>\n<i>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender<\/i><br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/windows-10-registry-editor.png\" alt=\"windows-10-registry-editor\" class=\"responsive-img\" \/><\/li>\n<li>STEP 3: After that double-click <b>DisableAntiSpyware<\/b> on the right pane. 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