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Have you heard of the MSE beta which has auto-updating and silent threat removal?
Have you heard of the MSE beta which has auto-updating and silent threat removal?
Thanks Brink, got it downloaded and will give it a try.
Ron Burnes
These methods certainly disable the defender service, but you will probably still see a popup at boot saying the service is disabled. This is caused by another startup item. In vista, it was obvious - windows defender, but in w7, it is obfuscated under MS(R) Win(R) Operating System. Look in the command column to find the culprit - defender\msascui.exe.
Thanks, I'll keep this in mind but a week now and no issues with Defender - fingers crossed!'
Ron Burnes
Thanks Brink, it has worked out as you said. Defender is no longer an issue and MSE appears to be pretty good.
Ron Burnes
You have to set registry permissions for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender" on Windows Vista and 7. Otherwise, you get registry import error:
You must follow these steps:Code:[Window Title] Registry Editor [Content] Cannot import .\Disable Windows Defender.reg: Not all data was successfully written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or other processes. [OK]
- Right click on key > Permissions...> Advanced > Owner.
- Under "Change owner to:", select "Administrators" > Enable "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" > OK.
- Under "Group or user names:", select "Administrators" > Under "Allow", enable "Full Control" > OK.
Otherwise, setting permissions will show this error:
Code:--------------------------- Windows Security --------------------------- Unable to save permission changes on Windows Defender. Access is denied. --------------------------- OK ---------------------------