How to Disable Microsoft Defender Real-time Antivirus Protection Step 1: Locate the Windows Security application by clicking on the Start button.

Disabling Windows Defender permanently on Windows 11 is not recommended, and somewhat challenging. However, you can temporarily turn off real-time protection if it's blocking you from doing something.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to disable real-time protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus using Windows Security and PowerShell commands.

Fix high memory usage caused by Antimalware Service Executable on Windows 11 with easy steps like disabling real-time protection, removing pirated apps, and more.

Trying to install/run a program or change some system configurations on your PC, but Windows Defender keeps getting in your way? Here's how to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 11 to ...