Windows 10: Group policy editor does not save my changes

I'm trying to run an exe file that windows defender keeps deleting because it is unsafe. I know this and i want to run it anyway. In the group policy editor, I enable the option to Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus, but when i restart my computer it undoes the changes and sets it back to Unconfigured. How can i keep it set to enabled or another way to permanently disable/remove windows defender?

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group policy editor

Hi Tony,

Group Policy Editor in Windows is a tool to help you manage policy settings. Here's how you can access the Local Group Policy Editor:

• Press Win+R to open Run.
• Type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.

Let us know how else we can help.

 

GROUP POLICIES IN WINDOWS 10

You can change Group Policies by opening Group Policy Editor first. You can open it by following these steps:

• Log in an administrator account. If you are already logged in as an administrator, proceed to step 2.
  
• Press Windows + R to open Run.
• Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
  

After opening Group Policy Editor, you can now make the necessary changes that you want.

Should you have more concerns, feel free to post.

Regards.

 

Copying Group Policy Object Editor - Non Administrators

Hi, my name is Kelly, and I'm an independent consultant and I'm here to help.

Yes, it is possible to use MMC snap-in to create a Group Policy Object Editor and configure it to lock down the local machine for non-administrative users. Once you have configured the Group Policy Object Editor to your desired settings, you can save it as a configuration file and then apply it to multiple machines.

Here are the general steps you can follow:

Open the Group Policy Object Editor MMC snap-in: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box, type "mmc" and press Enter. Then, go to File > Add/Remove Snap-in, select Group Policy Object Editor, and click Add.

Configure the Group Policy settings: Expand the Local Computer Policy node and navigate to the settings you want to configure. Once you have made your desired changes, save the configuration by going to File > Save As and choose a location to save the configuration file.

Apply the configuration to other machines: To apply the configuration to other machines, copy the configuration file you saved in step 2 to the other machines. Then, open the Group Policy Object Editor MMC snap-in on each machine, go to File > Open and select the configuration file you copied in the previous step. The configuration settings should then be applied to the local machine.

Note that you may need administrative privileges to apply the configuration file on other machines. Additionally, it's important to thoroughly test the configuration settings on a test machine before applying them to production machines to ensure that they work as expected and do not cause any unintended consequences.