Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Custom Profile in the drop down is not active yet. Once it is active, it will auto save the Custom Profile, and we may even have an option to save the profile. A lot of this depends on exactly how many options we have.
I envision applying a C-Defender and then tweaking it in the Defender UI.
I was just going to ask if we could use this with a third party AV. Keep up the good work!I totally agree, I am just saying "so far, so good"
Thank you, same to you! Once I am finished, there should be several features that make Microsoft Defender more robust and foolproof.
Yes, I have not figured out how to handle that yet, but I have some ideas. It might just be best to ask the user uninstall DefenderUI if another AV is registered as the primary AV. Or if there are enough features once I am finished, maybe we can have a different mode and it will only show the relevant features. It is hard to say at this point
Really it all depends on if DefenderUI offers features you want or not, and also depends on if your third party AV completely disables MD, or allows it to run background scans. In a few years it is not going to matter... everyone is going to be running MD
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.), I had the same result... maxed cores, for a very long time.
Touche!In a few years it is not going to matter... everyone is going to be running MD
Everyone but me.In a few years it is not going to matter... everyone is going to be running MD
. It really did turn into A LOT more work than I initially envisioned, but we are in a VERY good place now. There might be a few small bugs to fix, but besides that, we just need to add features at this point, which is more busy work than anything else.
AbsolutelyWe are happy to see that development is progressing well.
I'd like to make some adjustments, but I'm hesitant because I'm worried that a misinterpretation of the English text will lead to unintended consequences.
As such, I'm eagerly awaiting the ability to save and load custom profiles.
. Once all of the new features are somewhat in place this is the first thing I will do . Thank you!
. If so, I will take a nap.. The whole point of DefenderUI is for it to blend in seamlessly with W11, so at this point I am making a lot of guesses, but I was absolutely shocked to see the latest W11 settings screen.. Then, and only then will they be offering TRUE Defense-in-depth.
.Ok, this is interesting. I had not tried W11 since it was leaked, so maybe 2-3 months ago, and the Windows Settings screen looked like this...
And now it looks like this...
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Maybe there is a chance they are going to update the MD UI
I do not pat myself on the back that often, but I have to admit that my guess on what W11 would end up looking like was somewhat close (especially considering that I suck with graphic design)
Anyway, if MS creates an amazing UI for Defender, that would be truly amazing. They do amazing work. Who knows, maybe they will even start to lock the computer when it is at risk
Defense In Depth
For those who think it's easier to annoy you than to Google 'Defense in depth' themselves.letmegooglethat.com
In other words, you can never have Defense-in-depth without dynamic security postures
DefenderUI 0.59 beta seems to work great initially, but after a reboot it doesn't work anymore on my system:Hey guys,
Here is the latest. There were a lot of changes under the hood, and I think we are almost completely stable and ready to start adding the other features, which should go pretty quick since everything is now in place. Each new feature should only take around 30-60 minutes to implement and test, so all of the hard work should be in our rearview mirror.
As I was saying, I think it is important to make CD and DefenderUI as compatible as possible so that users can switch between the two without too much confusion. The 2 are syncing quite nicely now, except for the “Signature Update Interval” feature. Basically, if you are testing them to see if they sync, please make sure the “Signature Update Interval” is set to Default for the Default Profile, and 2 Hours for the other profiles. Having said that, now that we are going to be adding new features, we will probably encounter the same issue with the new features as we add them. Maybe Andy can include the new features in CD so that they match perfectly. Then everyone will have the best of both worlds… if they want a portable app with no realtime features, they can use CD. If they want an app with realtime features, they can use DefenderUI. Also, if Andy ever wants to create a realtime version of CD, I will happily discontinue development of DefenderUI. I am not trying to step on anyone’s toes, but I really did want a realtime Defender UI, and I figured if I was going to go through all of the work, I might as well release it to MT members, for those who want such an animal
One of the biggest changes to this version is that DefenderUI now only spawns one powershell instance when performing several tasks, like changing profiles. It also only includes the commands that are necessary for each function.
Also, the scans should be pretty much finished now. We might be able to display the scan results in DefenderUI, which was the original plan. But I kinda like it the way it is, simply because if a threat is found, it is best for MD to take over and do its thing.
As far as new features go, I have not decided which ones to add, but I am compiling a list and I will probably post the list to see which features you guys think we should add. And actually, we can add a few non-MD features, like maybe a link to the Control Panel. So if anyone has any suggestions for these types of features, please let me know!
DefenderUI should auto update itself the next time you start it, but if it does not, here is a link
DefenderUI 0.59 beta
SHA-256: 8fd99028d44ecd5d9b919fb395557d15e7037fb287c9b96e04cbab5705a19a4f
Thank you guys!
Thank you, I appreciate that! The Dark / Light mode feature is not quite ready, but it will be soon. I also need to fix the desktop icon
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Hmm, it's hard to say because I cannot see exactly what the issue is. This is odd because I am running DefnderUI on 5 computers total... last night I tested on 2 W11 machines, all without issue. So there must be a simple explanation.
Thank you, I appreciate that! From the looks of it, it Redmond decides to update the MD section of Windows Settings, we may not need a realtime Defender GUII do not think that I could make a better GUI.
. But I am close enough that I am going to finish it anyway, just in case. Besides, I highly doubt they make it easy to temporarily disable the realtime and cloud based protections..
