How to Disable Microsoft Defender Real-time Antivirus Protection Step 1: Locate the Windows Security application by clicking on the Start button.

Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus Temporarily If you want to install or run a program on your system or modify some of its settings, you’ll need to pause real-time protection briefly.

You can always disable the protection temporarily. To temporarily disable the real-time antivirus protection on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start.

If Windows Defender is deleting files in Windows 11/10, follow the solutions mentioned to prevent Windows Defender from ...

If you want to enable or disable Dev Drive Protection in Windows 11 using Windows Security and Registry Editor, check this guide.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to disable (or enable) the Tamper Protection feature to allow changes to the Windows Security app on Windows 11.