Bye Windows Defender, I need to turn you back off again
Bye Windows Defender, I need to turn you back off again
Bye Windows Defender, I need to turn you back off again
Re: Bye Windows Defender, I need to turn you back off again
The safest way to do this is to *uninstall* Avast! (in *Programs and Features*) and then to *reinstall* it. That will ensure that MS hasn't removed any part of the Avast! suite's protection. Reinstalling Avast! will then disable Defender correctly.
Merely shutting Windows Defender does not guarantee that third-party AV will be working properly.
Postscript: As has noted in comments, recent Windows updates *reinstall Defender, even though third-party AV has already been installed.* There is not much impact, I find, except on cold boot, but scheduled scans can be disabled in Scheduled Tasks. For example, using Nisoft's TaskSchedulerView, right-click on an item and select *Disable*.
[](https://i.sstatic.net/rvlpx.png)
Also turn off scans and the alert message in the Windows Defender Security Center that Defender.
[](https://i.sstatic.net/CiaHN.png)
Merely shutting Windows Defender does not guarantee that third-party AV will be working properly.
Postscript: As has noted in comments, recent Windows updates *reinstall Defender, even though third-party AV has already been installed.* There is not much impact, I find, except on cold boot, but scheduled scans can be disabled in Scheduled Tasks. For example, using Nisoft's TaskSchedulerView, right-click on an item and select *Disable*.
[](https://i.sstatic.net/rvlpx.png)
Also turn off scans and the alert message in the Windows Defender Security Center that Defender.
[](https://i.sstatic.net/CiaHN.png)