PERMANENTLY TURN OFF Windows Defender on Windows 11

[@collinsinfosec]

Coming back to this 7 months later, thank you John!!

[@CyberDevilSec]

John I just wanted to say thank you! I remember that you are one of the first KZbinrs that educates with cybersecurity. You are a true talent and very underated.

[@AUBCodeII]

He's very skilled and treats his fans very well

[@sanzj.s2289]

Worked, idle ram usage from 35% to 23%. Thanks

[@dcds1666]

Are you running on 16gb ?

[@AutomotiveLeo]

im turning it off for hacks

[@DAVEZO33]

Same 😂

[@yasserrek9681]

Did it work ??

[@TurntableTV]

Cool stuff! As I already said in previous comments, I have Real Time and Cloud Protection disabled. The reason is that sometimes the process has some memory leaks. It eats 100% of my 32Gigs and I need the machine to be snappy. But if you're not having these issues or you're not finding yourself in one of the use cases John enumerated, DON'T DISABLE YOUR WINDOWS DEFENDER.

[@mesaber86]

You should report the bug. Shouldnt take long to be fixed.

[@OverseerCave]

sounds like you need to do a bug report - I've never had the Defender process take anywhere near that much.

[@Robert_Smith]

I Only have 8gb so I would disable it to save ram and cpu

[@Comander311]

If you don't know what you are doing: DON'T DISABLE WINDOWS DEFENDER. If you know what you are doing, you do not download from any source but recommended or trusted, if you only use social media or office tools: DISABLE IT. WINDOWS DEFENDER IS A WASTE OF RESOURCES: Even if you execute a bat it does not help to protect your system at all, and there are so many trojans that are confirmed that bypass any antivirus even from a usb... so windows defender worths nothing.

[@ForikiTheRat]

disabling defender is really useful especially when having gaming vms or vms that you just want to speed up

[@PandaBero83]

As a car locksmith i use a lot of tools to edit EEPROM or Flash files. Al tho'se software are labeled as trojans or virusses wich are not. So to tuning off the defender is realy handy to me. Also from the Netherlands ;-)

[@coltonmanwill951]

There are a few caveats to this process depending on how much your organization has done to harden Defender with higher tiers of Microsoft Security licensing, UAC, and so on. Happy to answer questions on specifics in these scenarios.

[@tolkirum]

Thanks a lot! *Quick note:* the first method kills the effectiveness of WDef, but still allows it to run as a background app (which can take up to 5% of your RAM, and that's why I came here lol). So if you don't want WDef's processes to run at all, you should do the changes in the registery editor as explained in part 2 of the vid, and then you'll get rid of these processes running.

[@MsKraven4311]

For those of you that don't know how to undo what you did. If you read the description there's a link at the very top where you can see his text write up and you can undo everything you did...

[@adityapratap527]

I always look forward to your videos John.. haven’t come across any other cybersecurity professional who can be compared to you. Thank you for all the knowledge you share.. I am new to this field, currently working as a sysadmin at a MNC and sponging all the knowledge how much ever I can to excel in it. God bless you with success prosperity and health! Thank you again :) Your big fan!

[@advil000]

This was a very helpful guide to kill defender. In my case I have an industrial CNC controller that runs on Windows. Not common I know, but the #1 best thing you can do is permanently stop everything running in the background possible. Since once it is set up there is no connection to the internet, I'd even like to permanently kill the firewall. Anything to improve latency and responsiveness.

[@EricRemy]

I can't download anything from the internet now says virus failed to scan

[@abdurahmanaqlan9634]

Me too😟

[@hugoflorez7152]

Jhon thank you very much bro,you are the only one to come with the real solution to this issue

[@mysticnate5936]

its not allowing me to edit when i try to edit Security in platform properties

[@KyserClark]

Thank you so much for this video. A very easy to follow method on how to disable Windows Defender. Now I can test the malware I'm trying to make on my Windows 11 VM!

[@logiciananimal]

I wonder what happens once a Windows update occurs. Is Microsoft going to try to turn it back on? (Merely disabling the service is pretty easy to reverse, after all.)

[@GaurangTandon]

What do the registry values that we changed do? Is it like permission numbers in Linux?

[@MM-kd1zf]

Why? Cause it’s fun

[@ncb4_69]

Why? Why not

[@critinik]

Why? Idek

[@MrTrixzzzz]

Did the first step and restarted my computer now when i go to log back in with my pin it says something happened and your pin is unavailable. I click set up pin and it tells me i need to download an app to do it i click yes and it loops me right back to the same thing. What have you done man?

[@yasserrek9681]

I srsly need some help, i did all that plus disabled other features in defender YET this mother fluffing app still blocks all my installations

[@jruok]

John is so good. All around. I cannot.

[@MrEman2001]

Woooow thank you so much for this 😊❤ I have been trying to permanently disable windows defender like for ever it was giving me a headache kmft

[@SpartanGR77]

Thank you!!! The first person that actually knows how to do it the right way!!!!

[@nelsonsiyabonga1761]

Thanks it works 😅. You're a lifesaver

[@classicaldisc1170]

Hey i wanna to get back to the process, but suddenly is missing a registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sense\Start is not there anymore, any help without using the restoring point wich will cause me to loose many things i downloaded after then. ??

[@KiveRiley]

How about going through the steps using a non-local admin user? Running msconfig prompts a UAC asking for admin's password.

[@martinsolaniyan1356]

For Some reason, I can't download files on my pc from chrome or any browser again. It keeps saying donwload failing because it can not scan files for errors

[@Roland_but]

Help i don't have the sense folder on regedit

[@manuelbark4109]

Your the Best bro.Really enjoyed watching the video,its very educative. Your have my subscription and like.Keep the videos(tutorials) coming please.

[@toukio_]

This is exactly what I'm looking for because I'm customizing VM for my malware analisys.

[@rafidhasan1911]

Hi, after doing this I can not download anything from chrome. Whenever I want to download anything its showing that virus scan failed. How can I fix this?

[@Dvkpainter]

I am trying to disable on win 10 pro VM. Any steps for that ? I tried the ones found online but the service still comes back :/

[@davidweyer]

can you make a video how to turn it back on, i can’t download anything now

[@infinitestars394]

Im using W10, I dont have the sense key in the registry. Is there a good guide somewhere which shows how to completely disable defender on W10? Couldnt find one. Thanks

[@PurpleDragonProsperity]

Hello, please advise; I have a software that gives me an error message Check settings for your Windows Firewall or Antivirus software. If Windows Defender is disabled will my software work?

[@Asteroid10010]

Hey John great video thanks for it man

[@teddym2808]

I'd all but given up trying to turn defender periodic scanning off since I use Kaspersky. It re-enables every boot, I have disabled tamper protection and also disabled defender antivirus via gpedit but if I close gp edit and re open it, that disable config is instantly back to the default of "not configured" LOL. And the anti malware executable is always running. Latest Win 11 Pro, all up to date. So I will definitely give this a go. I use Emergency Kit as my secondary scanner, manually, once a week. I do not need Defender scanning in the background automatically when it feels like it.

[@bobsonousmane5704]

I did it but now I am unable to activate windows. Is it possible to reverse it?

[@gio2275]

It doesn't show a "Sense" file for me, what do I do?

[@sayernay]

It works. Thank you!

[@ItzKamo]

7:46, cannot edit start, error writing the value blablabla

[@ulaloo26]

What would be the best alternative antivirus?

[@forxstsombodi3043]

A nice follow up to yesterday's video

[@TSaL1974]

Love Lazyadmin guy!

[@WinstonTLW]

In my registry i don’t have “sense” folder i have SEMgrSvs and SENS then straight to SensorDataService

[@drewschneider8885]

Can this be done if my windows defender is broken? Meaning I cannot even open the Virus and Protection settings because it just says app cannot be found. There isn’t anything I can do to restore it to normal. Even a fresh reinstall of windows 11 didn’t help me

[@drewschneider8885]

In the registry editor at the timestamp 7:40 sense isn’t there for me. It’s only Sens

[@Anime-eu1wd]

Please help I did this as an experiment and can't figure out how to get it back on

[@dakotabuckler9855]

It isn't letting me change the administrator for the platform file :(

[@damiann-999]

yo encontre la forma de borrarlo pero este archivo es el unico que se queda MpOAV.dll y no lo pued oborrar por commands batch

[@michaelcortez9954]

Great video! How do I show you to where you can go to downloaded a virus? Would enjoy to know what it does

[@MarkAelham]

Thank you so much brother. It worked for me

[@ekwenemhenry33]

❤ thank you so much, I have been looking for a way to delete or turn off this Ms defender , thank you so much I really appreciate

[@maestro72beatz37]

I use a win11 notebook offline and havent been able yet to fully disable this annoying service. tried regedit, powershell deletion etc. still, the service is still active. hope your tut helps :D

[@mado4652]

Thank you so much, i was trying to get it uninstalled for a long time ago

[@tomaswainy]

My host machine manages to stop any threats inside my virtual machines as well when I am playing around on it. It's really annoying, but I don't want to disable it on my host. Even through a deep scan on defender, it managed to find the "threats" in my ISO image for Kali.

[@rerorero362]

anyway it works ,that mvp way is so simple and easy, thanks so much♥♥♥

[@reyabesamis1965]

New subscriber here. Thank you, I hope future udates won't enable defender again ❤

[@st3v3o617]

Is there anything anti virus that you would recommend over the windows defender

[@hrbeta]

John, my PC doesn’t have a “sense” folder at that location (???)

[@foodieeblogger9249]

Hey sir couldn't see sense option there is only sens not sense😔😔

[@yaftyrae]

Thank You So Much Bro You Deserve My Sub🎉

[@anthonycasalena3828]

You set WdFilter to 5, was that a typo for 4?

[@marclink0]

Quick question. If I already have an antivirus for which I pay for yearly such as Malwarebytes, is it fine to turn off windows defender permanently? What use does it have? Btw my aim is to save as much memory/cpu as I can for performance purposes

[@nemonada3501]

I read about this a few days ago and I've been wondering if this is worth doing to a DJ rig I've got going here then keeping it permanently off-line for processing efficiency?

[@ninjamonke3736]

bro its dead its freaking dead windows defender is gone for ever, I love you and I love your awesome beard thank you bro.

[@kimberlymaesantos1660]

I was hoping this can help me install my software for work but it made me stuck to the log-in screen after the restart, and now I have to reset my laptop. 😭

[@LinkSquish]

It worked well but I can't download anything now. It says failed to scan & that's it

[@revenant9171]

Is there a way to avoid going into safe mode and put this into a script?

[@binziad6562]

If i reverse the process you did Will i successful to enable defender again?

[@mepsnet]

WdFilter you put number 5 why not number 4 like all others? You do by mistake? In other tutorials I see they put 4, I supose both works.

[@mikelujan5141]

Thanks it worked like you said slow down please thanks ✌

[@Googleearthguy]

man it keeps flagging and deleting my files, marking them as a false positive

[@TravelDude2]

it just says fail and i cant make it to value 4

[@goddessoftruth]

I just tried the methods of taking ownership and the regedit and I still have a virus and threat category in my Windows Security Center and it keeps asking me to restart the service and the machine. Any suggestions? I am on W11 Pro. When I rebooted and checked Windows Security Center it briefly said "Unknown" in the Virus & Threat Protection category but then it went and changed back to threat service has stopped restart it now. How do I KILL the BUGGER!

[@davidfishwick5573]

Threat service has stopped means the defender service is stopped so it means you have successfully turned off the service

[@alexa-n-gramps]

Does this process also stop the POP-UPS in the lower right corner? Those are extremely annoying!

[@Styphoryte]

I have no problems with this, just disable them wtf? Ya'll a little slow trying to disable probably one of the decent features in Windows but that's just my opinion don't take it so seriously. Only problem I had with POS defender is that it never shows protection history and will randomly have a past notification of a virus / some kind of detection but never shows up in the history... Like this has been like that for over a year now. Honestly kinda missing Win 7 rn too bad it's obsolete with my hardware. :/

[@alexa-n-gramps]

@@Styphoryte While I agree, it's just an opinion, allowing a company to steal private data and watch everything you do, without your consent or knowledge, does in fact, violate my right to privacy. And yes, defender and just about every other piece of bloatware shoved into every version of the OS since Win 8.0, watches you and sends it all back to mommy. That information is then sold to third/foreign parties. Again, without your knowledge or permission. Microsoft profits from selling this data. You do not. As to feelings of being slow - nope. My wonderful grandfather wrote programs for the US DOD during the Cold War. He spotted defender and many other pieces of MSN installed programs for what they truly are - SPYWARE! He's taken the necessary steps to remove all of them from all of our systems. Anyone that believes spying on private citizens is great, is welcome to that belief and false sense of protection. For us, we'll choose our own security. Afterall, no one ever broke my grandpa's communication protection during war time, it's highly unlikely some nitwit will be able to do it now. Happy Computing!

[@alexa-n-gramps]

Oh, and I almost forgot, you can NEVER truly turn off defender, or any of its partner software. They do keep turning back on and they do keep running silently in the background. The ONLY WAY to truly stop all of them is to remove them. But, hey, some people like all of the attention MSN takes from them. Hope your manly browser history has been properly deleted.

[@alexa-n-gramps]

@@Styphoryte it's okay. I realize you're a bit slow. You apparently missed the point of PERMANENTLY. If you use the simple-minded turn-off switch in WIn11, items just simply turn back on. But that's alright. One day, you'll grow up and a big boy and understand the American English language. Please, go to the nearest dictionary and look up PERMANENT. Fortunately, my grandfather is a real genius (wrote progs for the US DOD during Cold War), Obliterated ALL of Defender and its childish pop-ups, too!

[@Slader01]

this didnt work i couldnt download anything but i fixed the registry and i still have defender

[@Umairy1]

This video was sooo much helpfull for window security thanks soo much guy you helped me out alote

[@trix3185]

If anyone gets a black screen while booting into safe mode, connect the display cables to your motherboard instead of your gpu.

[@Gabriel-mk7uv]

Pls, how can the whole process be undone?

[@mehediofbd]

Can't change registry values in safe mode...

[@Zdendasoft]

You Are genius!! Thanks!!

[@hm-jr4ok]

You're the best, love you .

[@ankor1066]

Because of it blocking autosaves and progress in my Steam games.

[@ThaLiquidEdit]

Thanks for the tutorial. Can't I just disable it via group policy.

[@pingalsaha7738]

How can I turn it on ?

[@fnomari]

how to get it back??

[@gloorbio8090]

Hi. Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It works for old Win 11 Pro/Home, but not for Enterprise. This method is not working for Win 11 Enterprise 23H2 Build 22631 2861 December 2023 x64 at all. Can you help? Would you, please?! Well, ... Solved it. Just use the main folder "Windows Defender" and "Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection" for it. It works.

[@guilherme5094]

👍Thanks John

[@chelighten]

Works perfectly. Now It only uses 8.8MB of my memory instead of a decent 150MB or so.

[@OlliePalmer-st7vv]

I cant change ownership

[@Medicoholic12]

Me too😢

[@itmaslanka]

I’m just tryin to run a non Microsoft program! This new laptop came in S mode . Hope it works !

[@felipemuradbianco7977]

rename windows defender folder in program data, rename the 3 .sys wd drivers in windows folder drivers, and in program files rename dll who start service in windows defender folder

[@sonu-zh3he]

Wow super thanks dear

[@kikaakikaa7079]

Because in 10+ years on home pc I didn't have no def, all disabled.. and nothing, just pure fps.. now will do the same and end that bs..

[@pragunahuja7881]

Thank you John

[@install_gentoo]

Alternative title: How to install Common Sense™ Antivirus 2022

[@mgpreal]

You should revise this topic, my friend, because it is of no use, especially in "23H2" 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@matiascugno6977]

It did the trick man, however now I can't download anything from Google chrome, it says that the virus scan failed, turning off protection in chrome settings does nothing, is there anything I can do?

[@ItzKamo]

use firefox then.

[@anders630]

Had to use registry option to get this to work.