I wish to disable Windows Defender on my fresh Windows 10 install. I know I have to enable the policy Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus in
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus
That didn't seem to work; Windows Defender remained active with its green checkmark along with all its modules.
I then googled some more and saw I could disable it using the registry. I tried to add a new key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender called DisableAntiSpyware with a value of 1 and I got an error
Error while renaming
I restarted my PC several times, turned it off, unplugged it, to no avail. Windows 10 edition is Pro, and I have done this in the past, so I don't understand why this isn't working now.
Has Microsoft changed something in the latest release that prevents users from turning Windows Defender off?
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