
Windows 10 Home users can enable Group Policy Editor.Įxpand Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus > Real-time Protection.ĭouble-click Turn off real-time protection. Set the Value data to 1 to disable and delete the DWORD you created to enable. Name the new DWORD DisableRealtimeMonitoring. Right-click on the right window and select New > DWORD > 32-bit Value. Open the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender. You can edit the registry, or download the registry files to do the work for you.

You can also click on the notification that popped up to quickly enable real-time protection again. Turning real-time protection back on is as easy as clicking on the Windows Security tray icon again and click Turn on. Toggle On or Off under Real-time protection.

Click on Virus & threat protection and on the next screen, click on Manage settings under Virus & threat protection. We have numerous options so you can choose the best way to enable or disable real-time protection.Ģ: Edit the Registry or Use Registry FilesĬlick on Windows Security in the system tray found in the lower-right corner of your screen. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks
