In the more recent versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is now known as the Windows Security app. Microsoft Defender does a good job of protecting your computer from ...

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

Whatever the reason, you can disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on your Windows 11 PC using any of the following methods. However, before you do that, you need to disable Tamper Protection first.

If you want to enable or disable Dev Drive Protection in Windows 11 using Windows Security and Registry Editor, check this guide.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to disable real-time protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus using Windows Security and PowerShell commands.