Windows Defender

Necrosis · Jan 26, 2007, 06:26 PM

How to you shut this thing off?

Zelig · Jan 26, 2007, 06:36 PM

Close the system tray app, and disable the windows defender service in services.msc, I don't believe you have to do anything else.

I generally leave it disabled, last time I tried it, the service would spike up in CPU usage while I was doing stuff and slow me down.

edit: Oops, realized this is for Vista, I have no idea if the procedure is the same as in XP.

technonerd · Jan 26, 2007, 07:19 PM

you could try this

Type "msconfig" on Run
Click on tab "Startup"
Find Microsoft defender or microsoft antispyware, Uncheck it and click apply. Reboot.

Necrosis · Jan 27, 2007, 06:17 AM

I turned the service off & disabled it. Weird it doesn't give you that option under security center.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 27, 2007, 07:00 PM

its in there least under XP to turn it off but it still auto runs in the background
to check for updates and often fails with an error message which drives me nuts
on XP I had to removing it from startup in the registry..

Jan 26, 2007, 06:26 PM	#1
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Windows Defender How to you shut this thing off?

Jan 26, 2007, 06:36 PM	#2
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Close the system tray app, and disable the windows defender service in services.msc, I don't believe you have to do anything else. I generally leave it disabled, last time I tried it, the service would spike up in CPU usage while I was doing stuff and slow me down. edit: Oops, realized this is for Vista, I have no idea if the procedure is the same as in XP. __________________ -- Last edited by Zelig; Jan 26, 2007 at 06:43 PM.

Jan 27, 2007, 07:00 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	its in there least under XP to turn it off but it still auto runs in the background to check for updates and often fails with an error message which drives me nuts on XP I had to removing it from startup in the registry.. __________________

Jan 26, 2007, 07:19 PM	#3
technonerd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 594 Rep Power: 0	you could try this Type "msconfig" on Run Click on tab "Startup" Find Microsoft defender or microsoft antispyware, Uncheck it and click apply. Reboot.

Jan 27, 2007, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I turned the service off & disabled it. Weird it doesn't give you that option under security center.