# Description: # This script disables Windows Defender. $tasks = @( "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance" "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup" "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan" "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification" ) foreach ($task in $tasks) { $parts = $task.split('\') $name = $parts[-1] $path = $parts[0..($parts.length-2)] -join '\' echo "Trying to disable scheduled task $name" Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "$name" -TaskPath "$path" } echo "Disabling Windows Defender via Group Policies" mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" "DisableAntiSpyware" 1 sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" "DisableRoutinelyTakingAction" 1 mkdir -Force "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" sp "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" "DisableRealtimeMonitoring" 1 echo "Removing Windows Defender context menu item" si "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{09A47860-11B0-4DA5-AFA5-26D86198A780}\InprocServer32" ""