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.
Supported languages: English , Turkish , German , Russian , French , Korean , Chinese (Traditional) , Chinese (Simplified) , Italian , Slovenian , Japanese , Polish , Bulgarian , Spanish , Arabic , Czech , Thai , Hungarian , Swedish , Greek , Portuguese , Portuguese (Brazilian) , Hebrew , Vietnamese , Persian , Romanian , Thai , Finnish , Dutch (Nederlands), Ukrainian , Dutch (Dutch), Serbian , Estonian , Azerbaijani , Lithuanian , Uzbek , Tajik , Latvian , Lithuanian , Abkhazian , Romanian , Turkmen , Georgian , Indonesian , Latvian , Indonesian , Polish
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
try it github.com/qtKite/defender-control
For those who want to use the Defender control software, there may be a temporary solution:
To rollback to last known good Defender engine , Please Follow the Instructions
1. Run Cmd As Administrator and enter the commands below.
cd /d %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\
dir /b
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2. Then replace the 4.18.2109.6-0 numbers in the command below with the older number in your system
4.18.2109.6-0\MpCmdRun -RemoveDefinitions -Engine
NOTE: This is not a method we recommend, because reverting to an older version of Defender may pose a security risk.
I believe my Defender On/off stopped working after the following update on 02/10/2022… "Update for MS Antimalware platform- KB4052623 (Version 4.18.2201.10)" Great program; I use it often!
I also wish you good luck in the repair
Many thanks for your motivational messages.
Good luck to find a fix to make your new Defender Control 2.1 working again in Windows.
I am sure that the latest Windows Update is preventing this program to work properly.
Wish you all the best to come up with a proper solution.
I like and use this program daily.
I’m on Windows 11 and program stopped functioning a few weeks ago.
Checking for any progress. Thanks!
O meu pediu senha , mais não executa aparece uma imagem "Não foi possivel executar c:" …
Ta complicado resolver esse problema
Hello,
Good luck to the "Sordum Team", you will find the problem and thank you for everything
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hi im try to Disable Windows Defender and It doesn’t seem to work
If we can of course , No success till now.
Defender Control can you update
It hasn’t been working for me for a week can you help me please
Hopefully everyone will also donate a thaler.
The problem also occurred on one of our computers, we haven’t found a solution yet , Thanks to all commenters.
Me too Defender Control no longer works since update "KB5010342" for windows 20H2.
The tool does not work.
I am running Winver 21h2 win 10 pro
not on beta defender, just standard. was working fine yesterday with no changes now it doesnt want to change.
Keep getting this error in event viewer if it means anything – Certificate for local system with Thumbprint 08 1d 69 6a 66 29 d5 9b 44 51 65 2b 03 c5 f8 87 f0 64 31 6b is about to expire or already expired.