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Turn On or Off Windows Defender in Windows 10

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Windows Defender helps protect your PC against malware. You can disable or enable Windows Defender following this simple guide :)

Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education Editions:

  • Open the Local Group Policy Editor by going to the taskbar. Click the search icon, type group policy and select Edit group policy
  • Find Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender
  • Find Turn off Windows Defender and double-click it
step_1_windows_defender_disable.png

  • Set the option to Enabled
windows_defender_off_2.png

  • Click Apply then OK
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