Turning Off Windows Defender

JamesJ wrote:
> Even though Windows Defender is unchecked in System Configuration/Startup
> there is no
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AutorunsDisabled
>
> There is,
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,
> Windows Defender
> isn't listed.

I would turn Defender back on (check that it is 'Start-up type:
Automatic' in Services and that it is checked in Sys Config). Reboot and
check that it is listed as running and everything is as it should be.
Then just disabled it in Sys Config which should change the 'Start-up
type' in Services to Disabled.

Actually I re-enabled it in Sys Config and just deleted the Run
entry in the registry making sure that Windows Defender was off everywhere.
I don't think it was a problem with Defender starting, it was definetly off.
I
just couldn't get rid of it in Sys Config.

Thanks,
James

"Neil Harley" <nomail@home.com> wrote in message
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> JamesJ wrote:
>> Even though Windows Defender is unchecked in System Configuration/Startup
>> there is no
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AutorunsDisabled
>> There is,
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, Windows
>> Defender
>> isn't listed.
>
> I would turn Defender back on (check that it is 'Start-up type: Automatic'
> in Services and that it is checked in Sys Config). Reboot and check that
> it is listed as running and everything is as it should be. Then just
> disabled it in Sys Config which should change the 'Start-up type' in
> Services to Disabled.