How to turn off Windows Defender Security Center

The method to turn off the Windows Defender Security Center is: first click Start, Settings, Updates and Security Options; then open the Security Center, find the virus and threat protection settings, click to enter; and finally turn off the regular scan option.

#The operating environment of this article: windows10 system, thinkpad t480 computer.

If we want to temporarily turn off real-time Microsoft Defender antivirus protection in Windows Security Center, we can do it by following the steps below.

Note: After turning off this feature, your computer may be vulnerable to threats.

The specific steps are as follows:

First select "Start" > "Settings" > "Update & Security" > "Windows Security Center" > "Virus & Threat Protection" > ; "Manage settings" (or "Virus & threat protection settings" in previous versions of Windows 10).

Switch "Real-time Protection" to "Off". Note that scheduled scans will continue to run. However, downloaded or installed files will not be scanned until the next scheduled scan.

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