Reg Edit for run 3rd p AV?

It's April 2019. Do I still need to run this registry edit in order to get a 3rd party AV to NOT run as a 'protected process'? https://www.windowscentral.com/how-k...g-third-party-antivirus-windows-10

Can't believe I get no search results on this. (Maybe due to the terms I used.) I'm not understanding 'protected process' but I certainly don't want to run 2 AV's simultaneously.

I want to run another AV and then turn it off when I game. I believe Windows Defender will automatically enable itself when I turn off my other AV, and then I can use Defender's game mode.

Does game mode keep scanning while I'm streaming a game from a site? Or does it just put Defender in some low level state, or even turn Defender off/no scanning? Does Defender start protecting me as soon as I disable my 3rd p AV?

Thank you very much.

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Really, 117 reads and no one's heard of protected process. How about anyone know if Windows Defender automatically restarts when I turn off another AV? Any knowledge re: game mode?

This is the AV, etc. section of tenforums, err right? Seriously, this is the last issue I have in order to get going w/W10.


Appreciate any non-snarky feedback, thank you!

Alright, guess that's it. Unsure what I'm going to run but thanks.