# Description: # This script will disable Windows Defender via Group Policies. echo "Disabling Windows Defender" $reg = @" Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender] "DisableAntiSpyware"=dword:00000001 "DisableRoutinelyTakingAction"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Policy Manager] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection] "DisableRealtimeMonitoring"=dword:00000001 "@ $regfile = "$env:windir\Temp\registry.reg" $reg | Out-File $regfile regedit /s $regfile rm $regfile