Windows 10: How to permanently disable Windows Defender?

I am using Windows 10 1909. I've been always disabling Windows Defender by gpedit: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus but it seems like since 1909, windows doesn' t respect this setting. I have also tried disabling it by regedit, but I' ve got Error writing the value' s new contents. every time I try to mess up with DisableAntiVirus and DisableAntiSpyware.

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Permanently Disable Windows Defender?

Since this is a TP. The option to turn off/disable Windows Defender is grayed out. However, you can turn off by:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

1. Open Admin Command Prompt and type: gpedit.msc
2. Manoeuver to: Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Defender
3. Double click on "Turn Off Windows Defender" and select "Enabled" then click "Apply"

WARNING: After turn off "Windows Defender", you might not be able to turn it back on. I suggest before trying this, make a backup image so you can restore to the way it was.

 

Permanently Disable Windows Defender?

On my computer it's in the Show Hidden Icons box. It's listed as PC status.

 

Permanently Disable Windows Defender?

Thanks a hell of a lot! I didn't know it turned itself back on after disabling it in Settings, this am when I got up it had deleted something important. I can't afford this happening, even with "exclusions", cos it seems that once something gets swallowed into Defender, you can't get it out of quarantine.

I just did this, Can I get in there and shut off the service now, too? Ah, it's shut off now, but I wanna get rid of the little defender icon. Defender is the one thing left over from earlier versions of Windows I totally despise, although I did use it in Windows 8 for the longest time.