Microsoft Defender Shuts down in Home and Pro versions

Η Microsoft φαίνεται ότι αφαίρεσε μια επιλογή στο μητρώο που απενεργοποιεί το Microsoft Defender. Η εταιρεία συνεχίζει να παρέχει την επιλογή απενεργοποίησης μέσω του Group , but the option for ordinary Windows users has ceased to exist (Home and Pro editions).

The Windows Defender is εφαρμογή προστασίας από ιούς που έρχεται με τα . Older versions of Windows such as Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista also had it, but in the past it was not as effective as it only scanned for spyware and .

In Windows 8 and Windows 10, Defender has started to rely on Microsoft Security Essentials and has since offered better protection against all types of malware. Microsoft renamed the application to Microsoft Defender.

DisableAntiSpyware was a special option in the Registry and could be used to disable Defender. It was available in all versions of Windows 10, even Home and Pro. So it seems the company is changing that.

This setting is broken and will be ignored on client devices as of the August 2020 update or Microsoft Defender version 4.18.2007.8 .

Advanced users and administrators can use Group Policy and other related options to turn off Defender.

Note that Microsoft's move indicates that it does not want you to disable Windows security software. Until now, if you install any other security software, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is automatically disabled by third-party software.

This may change in the near future, as Microsoft may add more restrictions (unless the major security software companies protest).

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