How to Permanently Disable Windows Defender Home Edition
Windows Defender Task Manager Unlike the pro version, the Windows Home edition doesn’t have a group policy editor (gpedit) preinstalled. So it’s a bit tricky to disable the antimalware service executable permanently. Follow these steps to disable Windows defender antivirus on Windows home. 1. Open Windows Security > Virus and Threat Protection > Turn off real-time protection 2. Turn off all the available options like Tamper Protection 3. Download the gpedit-enabler.bat here [ https://gist.github.com/mudiadamz/9a7809dafc13a85a47eccbaa04dcbc8c ] 4. Right-click on the file and Run as an administrator 5. After it’s finished installing, use Windows Key + R 6. When the dialog opens, type gpedit.msc and press enter 7. Navigate to : Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus 8. Navigate to Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus policy, double click on it 9. Then, Turn off windows defender antivirus, select Enabled 10. Click