The Windows Defender is default εφαρμογή antivirus των Windows 10. Οι προηγούμενες εκδόσεις των Windows, όπως τα Windows 7 και Vista το είχαν επίσης αλλά ήταν λιγότερο αποτελεσματικό αφού ήταν μόνο για τη σάρωση adware και spyware. Στα Windows 8 και Windows 10, το Defender βασίζεται στην εφαρμογή της Microsoft Security Essentials και προσφέρει καλύτερη προστασία εφόσον πια μπορεί να σκανάρει κάθε είδους κακόβουλο software.
However, despite Microsoft's claims that it offers complete protection, studies have shown that third-party antivirus applications still offer better protection. If you prefer to use different anti-virus, it would be a good idea to disable Windows Defender. Below we describe how you can disable it.
Windows Defender can be disabled through its settings. To gain access, you must open the Window Defender user interface. To open it quickly, press Win + R on the keyboard and type the following command:
% ProgramFiles% \ Windows Defender \ MSASCui.exe
Click OK and go to the Settings tab. In its left part window, you will see “Administrator.” Click on it.
Now in the right pane you will see the “Turn on this app” checkbox. Remove the tick to disable Windowws Defender.
Click the "Save Changes" button to confirm your changes.
To re-enable the application, you can use the Action Center from the classic Control Panel.
Open the Control Panel and go to Control Panel \ System and Security \ Action Center. In the right pane, you will see the message saying Window Defender is disabled.
Click the "Enable Now" button to re-enable Windowws Defender.
