In Control Panel (icons view) -> Security and Maintenance, you can click on the Turn off messages about virus protection and Turn off messages about spyware and unwanted software protection links in the red boxes for Windows Defender like below to stop this. :)
To remove the notice I discovered you need to open msconfig navigate to startup then select task manager
then scroll down to windows defender and disable it when you reboot the notice no longer appears
I used the steps from here and elsewhere, to FULLY disable Windows Defender, well over a year ago.
Mark my surprise, when I find that the "Antimalware Service executable" is eating up 25% of the processor power... I double checked everything from...
Morning All, I wonder if someone could help me out. On 8.1 I've always used a paid for alternative to Defender, but on 10 I only run Defender (with Malwarebytes as a back up). Are both versions on Defender the same or is there some very real...
Hello.
Using BitDefender.
Cant seem to activate Windows Defender (also).
Does Bit Defender prohibit Windows Defender from being activated ?
Any idea why I can't activate ?
Assuming I can, somehow, do I want both ?
I have disabled windows defender as i have GData inernet security . But windows is still trying to install updates
• Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.203.1973.0) - Error 0x80070643
Is their any way to stop this.