A standard user cannot disable the service. An administrator account is needed to turn off the service. When the setting is Not Configured and Defender Antivirus is the only AV solution, Defender AV will run (default state) and receive definition updates. Defender Antivirus will automatically disable itself and will enable if the third-party solution stops functioning. When the setting is Not Configured and a third-party antivirus solution is installed, both applications co-exist on the system without conflicts. Users will see conflicts and the system may lock up until the two solutions finish processing. The two AV solutions both attempt to quarantine the same threat and will fight for access to delete the file. When the setting is Disabled and a third-party antivirus solution is installed, the two applications can both simultaneously try to protect the system. If you enable this policy setting Windows Defender Antivirus does not run and computers are not scanned for malware or other potentially unwanted software. Tweak updated: Privacy: Disable Display of microsoft.This policy setting turns off Windows Defender Antivirus. General: All policies are removed when disabled to make sure that their default appliesĮdge (Chromium): Disabled policies are now removed to prevent “Edge is managed by your organization” warnings

General: Added Support for Windows 10 22H2 (19045) General: Added Support for Windows 11 22H2 (Moment 2) While these are the major changes, there are plenty of other improvements and fixes that you can find in the changelog below: The latest version brings support for Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2, as well as Windows 10 version 22H2. In case you are bothered by this and your privacy, you can try a third-party utility dubbed 'DoNotSpy11' which just received its newest update. Microsoft's Windows is not an exception and a February report showed how much data, both good and bad, Windows 11 sends compared to older Windows versions. In this digital age when almost everything is connected to the internet, there is a lot data sent and received back and forth between client PCs and servers, among other places.

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