How to Disable Windows Defender on Windows 10

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. Click the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen. The Start menu will pop up.

• Type regedit .
• Click the blue regedit icon at the top of the Start menu.
• Click Yes when prompted.

• Expand the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” folder by double-clicking it (skip this step if the folder is already expanded).
• Expand the “SOFTWARE” folder.
• Scroll down and expand the “Ppicies” folder.
• Expand the “Microsoft” folder.
• Click the “Windows Defender” folder.

• If there is no right mouse button on the mouse, you can click on the right or use two fingers to click.
• If your computer uses a trackpad instead of a mouse, tap the trackpad with two fingers or tap the bottom right of the trackpad.

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, click on Power

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and select Restart in the pop-up menu. After the computer restarts, Windows Defender will be disabled.