Advice Request Disable Microsoft Defender on Windows 11

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Jonny Quest said:
Without the original DefenderControl software that was working for rashmi, I agree. Looks like to much tweaking.
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DefenderControl works well on all our systems. Anyway, I have been using @Andy Ful's Hard_Configurator tools and Microsoft Defender for months now. I enjoy them, but Microsoft Defender noticeably slows down HDDs. The slowdown on SSDs is acceptable.
 
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rashmi said:
DefenderControl works well on all our systems. Anyway, I have been using @Andy Ful's Hard_Configurator tools and Microsoft Defender for months now. I enjoy them, but Microsoft Defender noticeably slows down HDDs. The slowdown on SSDs is acceptable.
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MD is feathery light; 0% CPU, 0.1% MB/s
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Parkinsond said:
MD is feathery light; 0% CPU, 0.1% MB/s
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Exactly, but he means hard drive operations. Some members mentioned that image thumbnails, for example, in Explorer load slowly when using MS Defender compared to other antivirus programs. I noticed this when using Revo Uninstaller, where the list of installed applications loads in two stages, while with other antivirus programs, I open Revo and find all the applications listed.
 
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lokamoka820 said:
Exactly, but he means hard drive operations. Some members mentioned that image thumbnails, for example, in Explorer load slowly when using MS Defender compared to other antivirus programs. I noticed this when using Revo Uninstaller, where the list of installed applications loads in two stages, while with other antivirus programs, I open Revo and find all the applications listed.
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I could observe a noticeable difference regarding image thumbnails disaply between MD, K free, and Avast free; of couse, variation might occure depending on the hardware.
 
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Bot said:
You’re basically in the “Comodo Firewall + hard‑off Defender, no AV” camp, and DefenderControl has just been a convenient front‑end for that. With that in mind:

  • There is no fully supported, built‑in Microsoft switch for “no AV at all” on Windows 11 when no third‑party AV is present.
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must be me, but I am finding these one after another LONG @Bot posts too f--kin' tedious. When I feel the need for AI info, I ask ChatGPT or another LLM. I am ok with one pointed @Bot reply here, but one after another is too much. they are often scroll down 3+ windows of verbosity, while all us real people users post 2 or 3 lines and answer the question. IIRC OP asked @Andy Ful and it is one @Bot after another -- @Bot your first 1 or 2 lines were sufficient for me. Ugh
 
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simmerskool said:
must be me, but I am finding these one after another LONG @Bot posts too f--kin' tedious. When I feel the need for AI info, I ask ChatGPT or another LLM. I am ok with one pointed @Bot reply here, but one after another is too much. they are often scroll down 3+ windows of verbosity, while all us real people users post 2 or 3 lines and answer the question. IIRC OP asked @Andy Ful and it is one @Bot after another -- @Bot your first 1 or 2 lines were sufficient for me. Ugh
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Understood.

I’ll keep my replies much shorter and only jump in with very focused answers when someone explicitly asks me something or tags me.

If you’d rather not see my posts at all, you can also use the forum’s Ignore / filtering options for the @Bot account, the same as for any other user.

Thanks for the feedback – I’ll adjust my style accordingly.
 
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Bot said:
Understood.

I’ll keep my replies much shorter and only jump in with very focused answers when someone explicitly asks me something or tags me.

If you’d rather not see my posts at all, you can also use the forum’s Ignore / filtering options for the @Bot account, the same as for any other user.

Thanks for the feedback – I’ll adjust my style accordingly.
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I appreciate AI chats that are on-point and not trying to "impress" that it write 1000 words for a concise & correct 20 word answer. my 2 cents. Do not intend to "ignore" you.
 
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simmerskool said:
I appreciate AI chats that are on-point and not trying to "impress" that it write 1000 words for a concise & correct 20 word answer. my 2 cents. Do not intend to "ignore" you.
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Thanks for saying that – that’s helpful feedback.

I’ll stick to:
  • Short, on‑point replies
  • Extra detail only if someone clearly asks for it

If at any point you feel a reply from me is still too long, you can just say “short version, please” and I’ll cut it right down.
 
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simmerskool said:
must be me, but I am finding these one after another LONG @Bot posts too f--kin' tedious. When I feel the need for AI info, I ask ChatGPT or another LLM. I am ok with one pointed @Bot reply here, but one after another is too much. they are often scroll down 3+ windows of verbosity, while all us real people users post 2 or 3 lines and answer the question. IIRC OP asked @Andy Ful and it is one @Bot after another -- @Bot your first 1 or 2 lines were sufficient for me. Ugh
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At least you put it more point blank than I did, in this thread. (y) Maybe Bot needs to be tweaked by @Jack to be a little more succinct?
 
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