Disable Windows Defender Completely.

Sammy888 said:

One can't disable Defender permanently unless you disable Windows update. It needs to be repeated Windows will also try to repair itself in the background as often this may corrupt Defender beyond repair

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I would consider a corrupted Defender as a bonus. It is true that it tries to enable itself, but updates happen only twice a month, so it can be easily remediated at that time. I can not use it, because it interferes with my scripts and causes BSOD and unbootable Windows.

@jimbo45

Quote: "That site has so many "Entrapment links" before you get to the real file download and it doesn't work anyway."

I beg to differ. It works perfectly on all my machines. The problem is getting it installed, because Defender doesn't like a program that can shut down Defender. Neither does MalwareBytes. But if you set exceptions for the installation folder and then follow the instructions to place the executable in Program Files (x86), it works perfectly. I open the program, click its internal button to open the Defender window, turn off Tamper Protection (temporarily), and then hit the Disable Defender button. Works.

Then I minimize the program until I've finished what I want to do, then bring the program back up and Enable Defender, and that works, too. Then, with the program's button, I open the Defender window and re-enable Tamper Protection, and the red systray icon gets replaced by the shield, and all's well. Give it another try, jimbo.


Scroll way down to the bottom of the page to find the Download button. Use password as indicated on that page.