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

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  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
       #60

    cb360t said:
    Hi Brink,

    I found a toggle solution at this site:
    https://www.addictivetips.com/window...on-windows-10/

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
    Update on the Powershell script to display the status of Real-time Protection when you toggle it.


    Open Notepad and paste the following in it. Save it as tog.ps1.


    Code:
    $preferences = Get-MpPreference #gets preferences for the Windows Defender scans and updates
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring (!$preferences.DisableRealtimeMonitoring) #toggle Real-time Protection ON/OFF
    $status = $preferences.DisableRealtimeMonitoring #store current status of Real-time Protection in $status
    Write-host " "
    if ($status) {
       Write-host "Real-time Protection is  ON"
    } Else {
       Write-host "Real-time Protection is  OFF"
    }
    Write-host " "
    Write-host "Press any key to exit"
    $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")|out-null #pause and wait for key press

    Right-click on an empty area on your desktop and select Shortcut.
    Paste the following in the ‘Browse’ box but replace the ‘Path to script’ with the actual path to the script you created.

    %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Utilities\+Misc\tog.ps1"

    Once you’ve created the shortcut, right-click it and select the ‘Run as administrator’ option.
    When you run the script, the current status of Real-time Protection will be displayed as ON or OFF.
    Of course, you can also pin the shortcut to the start menu and/or the taskbar.
    Last edited by Brink; 27 Feb 2018 at 10:47. Reason: code box
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  2. Posts : 5,478
    2004
       #61

    small typo in section 4.2
    2. Enter the command below you want to use into PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

    (Turn on)
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 0
    or
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true

    OR

    (Turn off)
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 1
    or
    Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false
    the $true and $false are backwards - in powershell $false is 0 and $true is 1 (or any other number).

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    Last edited by lx07; 27 Feb 2018 at 09:40. Reason: Picture
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  3. Posts : 68,655
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #62

    Thank you lx07. Now corrected. :)
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #63

    Can Anyone figure this out??
    The Real-time protection is turned on and working fine. But from the security center you can see the protection is turned off. Quick Scan Button and Advanced Scan button are missing. Also, The Security Center plays an error sound showing nothing while opening every time.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 Pro
       #64

    Niush said:
    Can Anyone figure this out??
    The Real-time protection is turned on and working fine. But from the security center you can see the protection is turned off. Quick Scan Button and Advanced Scan button are missing. Also, The Security Center plays an error sound showing nothing while opening every time.
    Are you using some older version of Windows 10 because I haven't seen that version of Windows Defender fo a long time (the window on the left)?
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  6. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #65

    No, It is the latest and up-to date version.
    You can access that old version from:
    Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
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  7. Posts : 68,655
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #66

    Hello Niush, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)

    I noticed that the setting is grayed out (disabled) in Windows Defender Security Center. Do you have a group policy set for this?
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  8. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #67

    No, There is no policy set. No other Antivirus or anything. The Real-time protection is different in these two application. That is concerning me. I have tried everything possible. (Only Reset left.)
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  9. Posts : 68,655
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #68

    Niush,

    If you haven't already, you could see if a repair install may be able to fix it first to hopefully avoid a reset.

    Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Tutorials
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #69

    Repair might fix it. But at this moment I cannot afford to lose data.
    That is why I have been searching for a simple fix.
    I really doubt it first started after uninstalling IObit ASC. But, I am sure all its components are cleaned.
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