
There is no more Windows Defender service running. Verify that Windows Defender is kept turned off after Windows 11 restartĪfter a restart, start Task Manager. Boot into normal startupĬlick on Restart. Unchecking will prevent the Windows Defender automatic startup after every reboot. Search for WinDefend and uncheck the checkbox. Uncheck Windows Defender Antivirus Service It will show the Windows services in the list view.

That’s because Windows services are not showing by default.Ĭlick in the menu bar on Options. Browse to the Autoruns folder and start the executable Autoruns64.exe. In the previous step, you already did download and extract Autoruns for Windows. Start Windows Security and ensure that it’s not loading anything. In the section Boot options, enable Safe boot. Run System Configuration as administrator. Boot into safe modeĬlick on Windows Start and search for msconfig. Important: Turn off Real-time protection. Turn off Real-time protectionĪs shown in the previous step, make sure that Real-time protection is Off. Download Autoruns for Windowsĭownload Autoruns for Windows. How to turn off Windows Defender in Windows 11 permanently Step 1. How can you disable Windows Defender service completely and keep it disabled after a reboot? Find out in the next step.


