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    Paul Black said:
    Hello @ClippyBeer,




    Did you try the options in this Tutorial? . . .

    > How to Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10
    Hi,
    You linked to the wrong post
    How to Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10
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       #11

    So this works now, and I don't have to use this program/method?
    How can I disable ,,turn on windows security center service'' warning?
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       #12

    avada said:
    So this works now, and I don't have to use this program/method?
    How can I disable ,,turn on windows security center service'' warning?
    Hello,

    This tutorial still works, but just to note, this is only for the Windows Security app and not for Windows Defender.
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  4. Posts : 184
    Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise (x64)
       #13

    Hi @Brink

    I have a problem with WS. The "Real-time protection" button is grayed out and it shows "This setting is managed by your admin".

    I am admin user and I didn't change GP or Registry to disable it. I have checked both of them (Group Policy & Registry) and they have their default options (in GP "Turn of Defender" is "Not Configured" and in Registry "DisableAntiSpyware" key value was "0" and I have deleted it).

    I have no third-party antivirus or malware app installed, just default Windows Defender (updated to 17 July).

    I had reset WD (How to Reset Windows Security App in Windows 10 | Tutorials (tenforums.com) but nothing!

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       #14

    atinfo said:
    Hi @Brink

    I have a problem with WS. The "Real-time protection" button is grayed out and it shows "This setting is managed by your admin".

    I am admin user and I didn't change GP or Registry to disable it. I have checked both of them (Group Policy & Registry) and they have their default options (in GP "Turn of Defender" is "Not Configured" and in Registry "DisableAntiSpyware" key value was "0" and I have deleted it).

    I have no third-party antivirus or malware app installed, just default Windows Defender (updated to 17 July).

    I had reset WD (How to Reset Windows Security App in Windows 10 | Tutorials (tenforums.com) but nothing!
    Hello,

    If you haven't already, double check the policy settings below to see if they may have been set to disable.

    Turn On or Off Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus
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  6. Posts : 184
    Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise (x64)
       #15

    Brink said:
    Hello,

    If you haven't already, double check the policy settings below to see if they may have been set to disable.

    Turn On or Off Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Many thanks

    I applied "To Enable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus" RegKey which you provided on link below and it works.

    Turn On or Off Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus

    Just a quick question. Why WS (=Windows Security) changes my settings automatically with no notification before that! Every time I turn off the "Cloud-delivered protection" and "Automatic sample submission" and "Tamper Protection", it enables it automatically (I think they become enable after WS updates!)

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  7. Posts : 68,667
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       #16

    atinfo said:
    Many thanks

    I applied "To Enable Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus" RegKey which you provided on link below and it works.

    Turn On or Off Real-time Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus

    Just a quick question. Why WS (=Windows Security) changes my settings automatically with no notification before that! Every time I turn off the "Cloud-delivered protection" and "Automatic sample submission" and "Tamper Protection", it enables it automatically (I think they become enable after WS updates!)

    Great news.

    It depends on how "Tamper Protection" was turned off.

    If you turn off "Tamper Protection" using any method other than directly from Windows Security, then it and Microsoft Defender will automatically get turned back on after some time.
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  8. Posts : 184
    Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise (x64)
       #17

    Brink said:
    It depends on how "Tamper Protection" was turned off.

    If you turn off "Tamper Protection" using any method other than directly from Windows Security, then it and Microsoft Defender will automatically get turned back on after some time.
    I have disabled it (turn it off) directly from WS (not by Group Policy or Registry). BTW, I'll check if it returns again after update.

    Thanks.
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  9. Posts : 68,667
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       #18

    atinfo said:
    I have disabled it (turn it off) directly from WS (not by Group Policy or Registry). BTW, I'll check if it returns again after update.

    Thanks.
    Of course, you also have the possibility of it getting reset back to default by a Windows Update.
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  10. Posts : 184
    Windows 10 21H1 Enterprise (x64)
       #19

    Brink said:
    Of course, you also have the possibility of it getting reset back to default by a Windows Update.
    Thanks …
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