Advice Request Windows Security, Windows Defender Antivirus, Microsoft Defender?

[Ink]

What's the official name for Windows 10's integrated Antivirus in Version 2004?

 

[Kongo]

just check in security center

 

[Local Host]

Microsoft Defender, as Microsoft deprecated the Windows brand on their products.

Makes sense considering their open source and multi-platform focus nowadays.

 

[plat]

Well, that's the official designation, I guess. Microsoft Defender. Doesn't have any ooomph to it.

"Windows Security" is still shown on the Defender main page "Security at a Glance." And "Windows Defender Firewall" is in the Control Panel. Silly, right? Far as I'm concerned, it's simply "Defender."

 

[Ink]

just check in security center

I'm running v1909.

 

[Kongo]

I'm running v1909.

Oh, my bad then.

 

[TairikuOkami]

For the record, MS has decided to discontinue "DisableAntiSpyware", so the only proper way to disable WD will be by installing 3rd party AV.

This setting is discontinued and will be ignored on client devices, as of the August 2020 (version 4.18.2007.8) update to Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

DisableAntiSpyware

DisableAntiSpyware and DisableAntivirus

docs.microsoft.com