Windows 10: Windows Defender Tray Icon Still Displaying After Installing Antivirus

Since the Windows 10 Creators Update, the Windows Defender tray icon still displays even after installing a third party antivirus. Prior to the Creators Update, the tray icon was removed after installing a third party antivirus.

What's the best way to hide it?

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Is Windows Defender Icon Supposed to be in System Tray?

Is Win10 1607 installed?

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With the Windows 10 Redstone build [i.e., Win10 1607], Windows Defender icon is added to the notification area and can’t be removed via Settings. However, you may remove the icon by disabling an optional startup entry added by Windows Defender.

The Anniversary Build (or Redstone 1) includes an additional executable named MSASCuiL.exe which adds the Windows Defender tray icon...

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Source:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/remove-windows-defender-notification-icon-windows-10-msascuil/

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Windows 10’s Anniversary Update adds a Windows Defender icon to the notification area on your taskbar...

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Source:
http://www.howtogeek.com/264796/how-to-remove-the-windows-defender-icon-from-your-notification-area/

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update v1607 and later will now display the Windows Defender icon in the Notification Area of your taskbar...

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Source:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove-windows-defender-icon-windows-10

Related:
http://www.tenforums.com/antivirus-firewalls-system-security/58339-after-anniversary-update-windows-defender-suddenly-visible.html

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None of the above is meant to imply that the Defender icon is always
present in Notification Area.

 

Windows Defender Security Center

Something else to try. From this link:

Windows Defender Icon Not Found in System Tray (Notification Area) - Tech Journey

To display the Windows Defender icon in Windows notification area (system tray), go to
Tools and select Options under the Settings section. Scroll down the Options page, at the section of “Real-time protection options”, there is an option “Choose when the Windows Defender icon appears
in notification area“. By default the selected option is “Only if Windows Defender detects an action to take”, which means the icon will only appear if there is any action by Windows Defender. To always show the Windows Defender icon, select (check)
“Always“. Click on Save when done.

 

Hello Stigg, *Smile

The method in the tutorial below should remove the Windows Defender notification icon for you.

Hide or Show Windows Defender Notification Area Icon in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Security System Tutorials

 

Thank you.
Although with Option 1, the tray icon is still there, just not on the Taskbar.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by the tray icon is still there, but not on the taskbar.

How about after using Option Two?

 

Yes, I used Option 2.
Option 1 only moves it from the Taskbar. It is still in the tray though (click the little arrow to reveal other tray icons).

Thanks again.

 

Option 2 should have completely removed it after you signed out and signed in to apply.

 

Yes, Option 2 worked completely.