Windows 11 disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus permanently (2024)

This video outlines the steps to use the Registry to permanently disable the Windows 11 Defender antivirus on your computer. This tutorial also shows the steps to reenable the security feature again.

Table of content
00:00 Intro
00:58 Disable Defender Antivirus
06:03 Enable Defender Antivirus
08:04 Closing

#windows11 #windowstutorials

Update: Instructions still continue to work in 2024.

[Pureinfotech]

Update: At 3:20 the ServiceKeepAlive should be set to "0"

[DeflayFN]

That didn't help. when i open a file it still detects it as a virus?

[gsius]

make sure you're copying the names correctly (there is no space before or after the names)

[Nitrox_]

Finally, ive been searching for hours your method work 100% thanks man. Great video

[kisukeurahara]

This work for me, thanks alot. Subscribed to your channel!

[vascogama]

This work for me, thanks alot. Subscribed to your channel!

[mushfiqurabir]

I tried the Windows 10 version and delete the Task scheduler and then from group policy but not worked.
Thank you very much, after this video I was able to shut it off completely.

[anthonycasalena]

This would crash my MSI GS66 laptop after a while. Screen would freeze and the fans would blast. Any idea why? Had to delete all the registry files and use the safe mode guide from last year.

[Sharpyku]

I follow all steps, for me dont work, when i meet a "software with virus" all this these are on again... i do all this things i can see in Virus & Threat Protection - No Active antivirus - but if i wanna run a program "virused" all things things turned on again...

[nimbo]

I disabled defender exactly like that but now when i try to enable it again following those steps windows security doesnt even open anymore it just shows a white screen and no matter how much i try different ways it doesnt open, in such case how do you fix it

[JonasOttner]

i restarte my pc and it works for like 2 min and then it turned back on automaticly. Can someone help please

[success-Ai-Favored]

Thanks sir it work for me, thanks, and for the people who said it's not working for themselves take your time and follow all the steps carefully as the man teaches us in the video and it will work for you 👍

[edshackelford]

Excellent Thank you! Worked perfectly. New Subscriber

[DarkAllianc]

It won't even let me edit anything in Windows security. I can't scroll down there's just a reason cybersecurity box. Theres no manage settings option

[aarongrooves]

It's crazy how many hoops we have to jump through in order to have an operating system that we can control.

[Praistar]

Now i can not run any setups please help, am unable to run game setup after disabling windows defender

[cozidonapreguissa]

Thank you, the only one that really worked.

[radudanieliacob]

I think it dosen't work anymore . I have triple check all the steps, and still i cant move some files due to defender

[realSefy]

For the re-enabling process, is it possible to just sent the modifier to 0 and the ServiceKeepAlive to 1 and that'll work? Is it a must that they be deleted?

[seanskywalka]

Does this affect other Antiviruses or just Windows Defender. Bc after I did this, I got a message that Zonealarm was disabled as well i think