Windows 10: Just switched to Windows 11 -- should I disable Windows Defender or get rid of my Panda...

Less of a tech problem and more of an advice question: I just switched to Windows 11 and was going to turn off the Windows/Microsoft Defender and use my 3rd party stuff, but now I've learned that Microsoft/Windows Defender is much better in Windows 11 so I'm not sure what I should go with. I had free Panda Dome for antivirus, ZoneAlarm for a firewall, and free Malwarebytes to do periodic malware scans. When I've looked into free antiviruses before it seemed like the differences/weaknesses can mostly be caught by a Malwarebytes scan, and I don't care about the password storage or VPN. Do you th

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Back to Windows 10 for me!

msmpeng.exe is Windows Defender(a completely useless program in Windows 7). You can get rid of it by turning off Windows Defender in the Tools section in Windows Defender, and then going into services.msc and disabling the Windows Defender service.

 

How to disable windows defender for long time?

Hi Andrew,

If I understand you correctly you are willing to disable Windows Defender from your system. I would like to know few more things to understand the issue in a better way.

• Why are you trying to disable Windows Defender? Are you planning to install any third party security software?
• From where you have followed the steps to disable Windows defender using registry?
• Are you logged in as Administrator?

The steps which you have mentioned to disable Windows Defender using gpedit.msc is correct. If you are unable to disable it then you may do that by stopping the service responsible for Windows Defender. Here are steps which you may follow to perform the
same task.

• Press Windows key + R to open run box.
• Type services.msc and hit enter.
• There should be 2 services: Windows Defender Service
  and Windows Defender Network14.
• Right click on each and press stop.

If you will stop the service responsible for Windows Defender then it will not run till it is stopped. Do get back to us with all the information required and result of proposed suggestion. We will be happy to assist you further.

Regards,

 

Permanently Disable Windows Defender?

With the most recent Windows update (end of Nov 2016) suddenly Windows Defender has turned itself back on. Windows Defender keeps disabling my Panda Antivirus and won't let me turn it back on. I'd prefer to use Panda. How can I permanently disable Windows
Defender?

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