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how to stop windows defender firewall service and Windows Defender Security Center service in windows registry

 

Windows Firewall Won’t Turn Off in Windows 10

Reader Question:

http://www.windowswally.com/windows-firewall-wont-turn-off-in-windows-10/
“Hi Wally, I’m using a firewall instead of Windows firewall. I have Windows 10 Home 64bit. Everything is fine. The only problem I have is that Windows firewall won’t turn off. It turns on every time I try to turn it off. Sometimes it turns on when I turn the computer on again. I’ve already tried everything I could. I don’t really know what to do anymore.” – Herbert J., USA

Before addressing any computer issue, I always recommend scanning and repairing any underlying problems affecting your PC health and performance:

  • Step 1 : Download PC Repair & Optimizer Tool (WinThruster for Win7, XP, Vista – Microsoft Gold Certified).
  • Step 2 : Click “Start Scan” to find Windows registry issues that could be causing PC problems.
  • Step 3 : Click “Repair All” to fix all issues.

Setting up weekly (or daily) automatic scans will help prevent system problems and keep your PC running fast and trouble-free.

Wally’s Answer: Windows firewall is an important component of Windows. Most people don’t disable it since it allows almost all useful applications to run without issues. However, you can turn Windows firewall off if you want to use another firewall or no firewall at all.

Problem

The user wants to disable Windows Firewall in Windows 10.

Solution

Here are some ways to disable Windows firewall both from the provided options and through the registry.

The Easy Way To Disable Windows Firewall in Windows 10

Pres the Windows Key and type firewall. Click Windows Firewall from the list of search results.

Click the link labeled Turn Windows Firewall on or off from the left hand side as shown below.

The Other Way To Disable Windows Firewall in Windows 10

Open the Registry editor in Windows 10, and manually edit a registry key to disable it in Windows 10.

Before we begin, I want to warn you that editing the registry can be potentially fatal for your Windows operating system. Everything is usually fine if you follow the steps exactly. But, not being able to do so can cause a lot of trouble. So, please read this article on how to use regedit safely.

Start Registry Editor, press Windows Key+R and type regedit. Press Enter. The Registry Editor window should appear.

Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MpsSvc\Start

Double-click the Start key to change its value. 4 means disable. 2 means auto.

Is Your PC Healthy?

I always recommend to my readers to regularly use a trusted registry cleaner and optimizer such as WinThruster or CCleaner. Many problems that you encounter can be attributed to a corrupt and bloated registry.

 

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How To Disable Windows Defender Security Center

https://winaero.com/blog/disable-windows-defender-security-center/

 

Windows 10 Creators Update version 1703 brought yet another change to Windows 10’s UI. There is a new app called Windows Defender Security Center. It has been created to help the user control his security and privacy settings in a clear and useful way. Many users would like to disable it. Here is how.

Before you proceed, here is what you need to know. Don’t be confused between Windows Defender and Windows Defender Security Center. Windows Defender is the built-in anti-virus software which provides real-time protection against threats. The Windows Defender Security Center app is just a dashboard which allows you to track your protection state. It can be used to configure various security options like SmartScreen. It shows an icon in the system tray. In most cases and for many users, it might be enough to disable Windows Defender and/or remove the Defender Security Center app’s tray icon. If this is not enough for you, here is how you can disable it.

To Disable Windows Defender Security Center, do the following.

  1. Download the portable app ExecTI and unpack it to any folder you like: Download ExecTI.
  2. Unblock the downloaded file.
  3. Using ExecTI, run the “regedit.exe” app. See the screenshot below. This will open a new instance of the Registry editor app running with TrustedInstaller permissions, so it will allow you to modify the required Registry key.
  4. Go to the following Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityHealthService

  1. On the right, modify the 32-bit DWORD value named Start. Change its value data from 2 to 4.

    This will disable the service SecurityHealthService, which is used by the Windows Defender Security Center.

  2. Now, restart Windows 10.

Voila, you just disabled Windows Defender Security Center. The service will be disabled too.

Now, you can use the classic Windows Defender app instead of the the Security Center. See Get Classic Windows Defender in Windows 10 Creators Update.

To restore the app, execute the Registry editor from ExecTI again. Go to the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecurityHealthService

and modify the Start value from 4 to 2. Restart your computer to re-enable the Windows Defender Security Center app.

That’s it.

 

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