Switching OFF/ON Windows Defenders

Hey guys, this is ultimate guide on how to enable and disable Windows defenders in Windows 11 temporarily. Many people switch off defenders for games and private files so that they won’t get deleted by defender’s accidentally.

• How to Turn Off Windows Defenders
• How to Stop Defenders from Deleting files
• How to Disable Defenders manually

This method will also help you to protect games from crash, errors, missing files, and not opening errors. Follow the article to fix game and programs issues causing because of Windows Defenders.

#1 Unsecure Method

This is the easiest way to disable defenders temporarily, as told before, you should always turn on the defenders again after completing your task and as always, you can follow the same guide on Windows11, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Switch OFF or ON Windows Defenders in Windows 11

Follow the below guide to switch off or on Windows Defenders. Defenders is a security program which contain real-time protection to protect your computer from malware and virus, thus we do not recommend, suggest or ask you to completely disable its services.

• Go to Settings.
• Click on Privacy & security from left-bottom.
• Now open Windows Security.
• Click on Virus & threat protection.
• Scroll down to Real-time protection.
• Toggle Real-time protection to Off.

If you want to protect any specific file in your computer to prevent from getting deleted by defenders’ security, we recommend you to add the specific folder in defenders exclusion folder, follow the second method below for a guide.

#2 Secure Method

Below is a complete secure method and guide on how to stop Windows Defenders from deleting/blocking files in Windows 11/10/8.1. It is a simple method which you can use to protect any sensitive and important files.

Stop Windows Defenders from Deleting/Blocking Files

If you want to protect any specific file in your computer to prevent from getting deleted by defenders’ security, we recommend you to add the specific folder in defenders exclusion folder, follow below method guide.

• Open Start from the taskbar.
• Search for ‘Windows Security’.
• Go to “Virus & threat protection”.
• On the left pane, pick ‘Virus and threat protection’.
• Under ‘Virus and threat protection settings’.
• Click on “Manage settings”.
• Scroll down to ‘Exclusions’.
• Choose “Add or remove exclusions”.
• Find the folder of your Computer Directory.
• Setup Folder and add as exclusion.

I hope this article helped you in some why, remember you should never disable your defenders permanently because you won’t be secure no longer.

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Disable Windows Defender

On Windows 11, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an anti-malware solution. This app is built into the system to protect your computer files from unwanted viruses, ransomware, spyware, and other malware’s.

While it is considered one of the best antivirus software options for computers, you may still find situations where you may want to disable it permanently or temporarily.

How to Disable Windows Defender Manually

• Click on start menu.
• Search for “Run” and open it.
• Type “gpedit.msc” and hit enter.
• In “Local Group Policy Editor” box.
• Under Local Computer Policy.
• Select “Computer Configuration”.
• Click on “Administrative Templates”.
• Select “Windows Components”.
• Select “Microsoft Defenders Antivirus”.
• Open “Microsoft Defenders Antivirus”.
• Right-click “Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus”.
• Click on “Edit” top open Window.
• Check “Enabled” box window.
• Click on Apply and hit “OK”.
• Select on “Real-time Protection”.
• Right-click, “Turn off real-time protection”.
• Select “Edit” and check “Enabled” box.
• Hit apply and press “OK”.

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FAQ’s

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