Windows 10: Disabling Windows Defender through Group Policy enables Firewall blocking of incoming...

Morning,


I'm having an issue with Windows Firewall disabling incoming domain connections after turning off Windows Defender (Windows 10). Our organization uses third party software for network security (webroot & Malwarebytes Endpoint) so we don't need Windows Defender or Windows Firewall. We disable Defender through GPO but this becomes replaced with Firewall which in someways is worse. We used to have ESET which overrides both and doesn't block domain connections but ever since we moved away from ESET we have been having these issues. Is there a way to correct this en masse?

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Windows Defender group policy disabled and WIndows Defender is not listed in group policy

Ok, I got the message that Windows Defender is disabled by group policy, No big deal, I do a quick search and find where the I can enable it. But Windows Defender is not listed in the group policy. And yes, I am 100% sure about this.

This happened when a shady program got into my PC, it messed things up, but I am mostly back on track, except for Windows Defender.

 

"Windows Defender is blocked by group policy"

to allow this app to run, contact your security administrator to enable the program via group policy,

massage display when click on windows defender.

Original title: windows defender is blocked by group massang display

 

Windows Defender Group Policy Disabeled

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

As you have stated you want to disable the group policy so that you can run windows defender on the computer.

I would like to suggest few troubleshooting steps:

Method 1: Disable group policy from gpedit.msc

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  Press Windows key + R.
  
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  Type gpedit.msc and click Ok.(it will open Local Group policy editor)
  
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  Go to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender.
  
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  In the right pane of
  Windows Defender in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the
  Turn off Windows Defender policy to edit it.
  
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  Select (dot) Not Configured or
  Disabled, click/tap on OK,
  
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  When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
  

If the issue still persist you can follow method 2.

Method 2: Disable group policy from registry.

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow
these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

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  Press Window Key +R.
  
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  Type regedit and click. (it will open registry)
  
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  Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
  
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  Right Click on Window Defender to create a new Dword.
  
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  Click on New and Select Dword.
  
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  Type DisableAntiSpyware.
  
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  Right click on DisableAntiSpyware and click on modify.
  
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  Set the value to 0 instead of 1.
  

Hope this information is helpful. If the issue still persists, you can write back to us and we will be glad to assist you further.