"Lester Stiefel" <les7954@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Could one of the MVPs send the server and groupnames for the defender
> application.
>
> I would really like to install my own anti-spyware application to
> replace defender, but security center does not have the option available
> to switch monitoring to the other application, Ad-aware pro, at this time.
>
> Lester
Lester,
You can turn off Windows Defender within Windows Defender itself. Open
Windows Defender and select Tools and then Software Explorer. Once in
Software Explorer make sure Startup Programs is selected in "Category".
Click on the "Show for all users" button at the bottom and then click on
Continue when the elevation prompt appears. Click on Windows Defender listed
under Microsoft Corporation on the left side of the window and then click on
the "Disable" button on the bottom right of the window.
This will turn off Windows Defender and prevent it from starting at
bootup. If you decide you want to run it occasionally later all you have to
do is go to Start, All Programs and select it. It will then run for you.
Once it is done running it will not start at bootup or run again unless you
decide to start it yourself.
C.B.
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