Since Vista,Microsoft Defender is included with Windows . It’s a small piece of software that runs in the background to help protect ,your computer from malware (malicious software) like viruses, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software. Some spyware protection is better than none, and it’s built in and free! But… if you are already running something that provides great anti-malware protection, defender will probably wasting precious resources , there’s no need to have more than one application running at a time.
The problem with all Defender versions in Windows Vista and above is it’s integrated into the operating system and installs by default with no visible or hidden option to uninstall. Many people are looking for ways to disable or remove it from their system as they prefer to use other software , for example on Windows 8 and 10 you cannot turn off Microsoft Defender completely anymore , A click on Settings in Microsoft Defender opens the control panel for the program in the new Windows Settings application. You can turn the program’s real-time protection off temporarily, but if it’s off for a while Windows will turn it back on automatically. It is unclear why Microsoft made the decision to change the behavior of Microsoft Defender in this regard. What is certain however is that it will annoy users who want to disable it permanently on the computer they are working on. Defender Control is a small Portable freeware which will allow you to disable Microsoft Defenderr in Windows 10 completely.
Defender Control v2.1 – What’s New – (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)
1. [Added] – Different blocking method
2. [Added] – Some code improvements
Why should you use it :
1. During copying big data from Pc to Usb or vice versa , disabling defender can decrease the Total Copy time
2. Users may experiencing conflicts between Defender and their antivirus application
3. Some antivirus programs ask the user to manually turn off or disable Microsoft Defender in Windows 10 …
4. If you’ve got it enabled, chances are Microsoft Defender will start each time you boot your PC . If you’re short on resources, have your own methods of dealing with spyware or have simply come to the conclusion that Microsoft Defender is not for you then you might want to disable it.
How to use Defender control:
Download Defender control and unzip it then run the program , Our recommendation is please use the “Add it to the exclusion list” feature (Under the menu) after running the software first time , So you won’t be affected by possible false alerts. When you use this feature, a shortcut will be created on the desktop.Excluded defender control path is “C:\Program Files (x86)\DefenderControl\dControl.exe”
you can see your Microsoft Defender status on the Program interface :
1. Green – Microsoft Defender is running
2. Red – Microsoft Defender is turned off
3. Orange – Entweder Microsoft Defender can not be started oder Real-Time protection is turned off
To Disable – Enable Microsoft Defender please click the appropriate button , you can also Launch Microsoft Defender or Microsoft Defender settings (Under the menu button) with one click.
NOTE 1 : If you cannot enable “Windows Defender” after disabling it with “Defender Control”, please use “Enable windows defender” button and restart the system then wait a few minutes for Windows Defender to be automatically activated after the system is turned.
NOTE 2 : If Microsoft Defender “Tamper Protection” is turned on , Defender Control requires the TrustedInstaller service to bypass protection and turn off the defender. Therefore If there is a problem with the TrustedInstaller service, sometimes program may need to wait 3-5 second to turn Microsoft Defender on or Off .
NOTE 3 : Defender control , shuts down the defender ,Therefore ; There may be false positives on Virustotal.If you use the program continuously please use Menu – “Add it to the Exclusion List” feature to add “Defender control” to white list.
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Supported Operating Systems: Windows 11 , Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 , Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit).
This file is Encrypted because “Defender Control” Software may cause false alerts in VirusTotal
Password : sordum
Updated : Tuesday, March 1, 2022
File: dControl.exe
MD5 : 58008524a6473bdf86c1040a9a9e39c3
SHA1: cb704d2e8df80fd3500a5b817966dc262d80ddb8
SHA256: 1ef6c1a4dfdc39b63bfe650ca81ab89510de6c0d3d7c608ac5be80033e559326
Geesh. Thank you so much. I read and tried other methods and none have worked for me and only did. I’m using Win 10 Pro upgraded from Home and using 20h2
Are there any issues where you can’t undo the process if you want? Are there any manual commands?
thanx , you are great
Thank you
This app works like a piece of magic. He really saved me a lot of time. Thank you.
@Christopher
Probably yes if you also turn off Windows update.
Great app, works a Treat !!!
Will this also stop the Definition Updates from downloading and installing automatically?
This app works like a piece of magic. He really saved me a lot of time. Thank you.
thanks
Will this also remove, disable and / or get rid of those ridiculous "Virus & threat protection" windows notification prompts that popup… you know the ones i’m talking about that prompt you to "click to activate"?
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i like , i like!!!
Just Use Enable Windows defender button and restart windows
please help me to re-enable the windows defender
I am getting Windows defender cannot be started
I have removed the installed software on my laptop and even though it is not working
Thanks for your feedback , Yes it was an oversight , we will fix it next version.
In the latest version 1.7, DefenderControl is returning an exit code of "1" when running "DefenderControl.exe /D". But in version 1.5 it returns an exit code of "0". It should only be returning an exit code of "1" if it fails, not if it’s successful. Is there a reason for this change? Not really a big deal but perhaps maybe it was an oversight?
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Thanks for getting rid of the silly "ID" requirement in v1.7. I understand why you added it to v1.6, but sadly this only punished the legit users since the people using it for nefarious purposes would just continue to use the older version 1.5 anyways. So Thanks for re-evaluating that decision. =)
Great app!
I just wanted to ask about the possibility of adding (if possible) icon in the tray (for clarity and efficiency of management) and the possibility of including. Including various options in various combination: "real-time protection","Cloud-based Protection", "Sample Submission"