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After the anniversary update: Windows Defender is suddenly visible
After the Anniversary Update Windows Defender inserts itself into the context menu and also adds its icon to the Notification Area.
This is despite the fact that Windows Defender is turned off on my machine. Also, Settings -> Personalize ->Taskbar -> Selects winch icons appear on the taskbar setting says "Windows Defender notification icon = OFF".
I can get rid of the context menu entry using the reg hack from here. But how do I suppress the Notification Area icon? And why is it even displaying that icon, despite the above settings?