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1: Windows Security Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Click on Windows Security in the system tray found in the lower-right corner of your screen. Click on Virus & threat protection<\/em> and on the next screen, click on Manage settings<\/em> under Virus & threat protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggle On or Off under Real-time protection. Click<\/p>\n\n\n\n Turning real-time protection back on is as easy as clicking on the Windows Security tray icon again and click Turn on<\/em>. You can also click on the notification that popped up to quickly enable real-time protection again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2: Registry Files<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can edit the registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Right-click on the right window and select New > DWORD > 32-bit Value<\/em>. Name the new DWORD DisableRealtimeMonitoring<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set the Value data to 1<\/em> to disable and delete the DWORD you created to enable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3: Group Policy Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Open Group Policy Editor<\/strong>. Windows 10 Home users can\u00a0enable Group Policy Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Expand Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus > Real-time Protection<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Double-click Turn off real-time protection<\/em>. Click Enable<\/em> to turn real-time protection off and Not configured<\/em> to turn real-time protection on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4: PowerShell or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two commands each to turn real-time protection on or off. Open either\u00a0PowerShell or the Command Prompt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While these commands have been around for years, they didn’t work for us when testing for this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Command Prompt:<\/strong> Off – PowerShell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 1<\/em>or<\/strong>PowerShell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n PowerShell:<\/strong> Off\u00a0Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 1<\/em>or<\/strong>Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ref: 4 Ways to Turn On or Off Windows Defender Real-time Protection – MajorGeeks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have numerous options so you can choose the best way to enable or disable real-time protection. 1: Windows Security Setting2: Edit the Registry or Use Registry Files3: Group Policy Editor4: PowerShell or Command Prompt 1: Windows Security Settings Click on Windows Security in the system tray found in the lower-right corner of your screen. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1526,10],"tags":[1531,1530,1529],"class_list":["post-4671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft-defender","category-microsoft","tag-enable-windows-real-time-protection","tag-turn-off-microsoft-defender-real-time-protection","tag-turn-on-microsoft-defender-real-time-protection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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