Serious Discussion Some Doubts about DefenderUI and Tamper Protection

[gabriellm]

Hi, I'm new to this forum! I have read many posts already but never made any comment or written a post. Anyway.

I'm using Kaspersky Premium as my main AV solution, but, for the sake of change, I was taking a look at the DefenderUI+WD combo (I don't know if I really need the Defender UI Pro functionality).

I was taking a look at the limitations of DefenderUI with tamper protection. It mainly affects the Threat Default Actions, as it seems.

I was a little uncomfortable running it without the tamper protection enabled.

If I turn off the tamper protection, change the Threat Default Actions to something different (remove/delete everything), and turn the tamper protection on, will it keep the settings? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bot]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Yes, if you turn off the tamper protection, adjust the Threat Default Actions, and then re-enable tamper protection, your settings should be preserved. However, remember that tamper protection is designed to prevent unauthorized changes, so it's generally recommended to keep it enabled for optimal security.

 

[gabriellm]

I have e-mailed Dan, in the meanwhile, and he said, if I enable Tamper Protection, it will reset the handful of settings that rely on Tamper Protection to the Windows Default, unfortunately.
But maybe, is tamper protection all the useful? Maybe DefenderUI cover this gap...

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Let us know what he says, I am curious about this as well.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Use ConfigureDefender instead. It's simpler and doesn't keep running in the background.

ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11

Post updated in December 2025 ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11. New stable version 4.1.0.0 is available on the developer website (updated in February 2025): https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender Softpedia...

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[gabriellm]

Let us know what he says, I am curious about this as well.

He answered my other question as well! He said that tamper protection is a useful part of WD and it is certainly a good idea from a security standpoint to keep Tamper Protection enabled, but sometimes it is not practical.

 

[gabriellm]

Use ConfigureDefender instead. It's simpler and doesn't keep running in the background.

ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11

Post updated in December 2025 ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11. New stable version 4.1.0.0 is available on the developer website (updated in February 2025): https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender Softpedia...

malwaretips.com

Thank you! I will take a look at that other solution!

 

[simmerskool]

Use ConfigureDefender instead. It's simpler and doesn't keep running in the background.

ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11

Post updated in December 2025 ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11. New stable version 4.1.0.0 is available on the developer website (updated in February 2025): https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender Softpedia...

malwaretips.com

,,, ConfigureDefender does NOT enable Tamper Protection, MSD icon should show yellow flag, and user should then manually enable Tamper Protection per @Andy Ful

 

[SeriousHoax]

,,, ConfigureDefender does NOT enable Tamper Protection, MSD icon should show yellow flag, and user should then manually enable Tamper Protection per @Andy Ful

It is not needed to disable Tamper Protection to use ConfigureDefender.

 

[simmerskool]

It is not needed to disable Tamper Protection to use ConfigureDefender.

ok agree all I know for sure is that I'm running the VM with CD and Tamper was OFF yesterday, not sure how it was off -- now it is ON.