Switching off Windows 11 Defender

Dear folks,
I noticed that Windows defender every now and then comes back on. And it interferes with my doftware. Not with KONTAKT. But does anybody know how to switch this irritating thing off?
Please advise,
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For that, you need an extensive knowledge of Windows Group Policy Editor (which is not available to typical Home users, if i remember correctly) and full admin rights.
Or, you can use an tweaking application to do the job for you, easily.
I recommend (and i guarantee for it) the excellent (and free) Winaero Twеaker, which i also use for almost a decade now.
There is also an article about your specific issue, here:
However, before removing the Microsoft cr*p, make sure that you already have a serious and decent (and less intrusive to your choices) antivirus (but never have them both installed, it might seriously slow down your system)!
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Hello
It can definitely be frustrating when Windows Defender keeps turning back on, especially when it interferes with your software. To permanently disable Windows Defender in Windows 11, you can try the following steps:
- Open Windows Security: Press
Windows + I
to open Settings, go to "Privacy & Security," then click on "Windows Security." - Access Virus & Threat Protection: In Windows Security, select "Virus & Threat Protection."
- Manage Settings: Under "Virus & Threat Protection Settings," click on "Manage Settings."
- Disable Real-time Protection: Toggle off the “Real-time Protection” setting. Windows will warn you about turning it off, but you can proceed.
0 - Open Windows Security: Press
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Thank you so much for getting back to me promptly. I treied this but, defender keeps comin back on after a while?
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Dear Sunborn, thank you much! i am going to download it right now and try it out! Thx again!
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Hi Sunborn,
Yes, you were right! It did switch off Defender! Thx!
However, every now and then the scan suddenly does a scan?
How do I switch that off?
Cheers,
chordbeing
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i think you can't deactivate it completely without editing windows registry. It will always auto activate passed certain amount of time.
What i did was disable all that would let me disable and add exclusions for Traktor folder and music folder.0 -
Yes, you were right! It did switch off Defender! Thx!
However, every now and then the scan suddenly does a scan?
Disable the Limited Periodic Scanning in Microsoft Defender ?
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Disable this:
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The much better play is to add an exclusion for the entire Native Instruments folder so Defender never scans any of your key files.
Best to do this for any other apps you use regularly as well.
I have my Defender extremely tamed via custom Powershell scripts so basically it will not bother me at all until the machine has been idle for an hour.
VP
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