Developed by security researcher es3n1n, a tool called Defendnot can trick and disable Windows Defender, which is built into Windows operating systems. The tool makes Windows believe that a real ...

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Before you proceed, you should know one thing. If you have a 3rd-party security software, these suggestions may help. But if Windows Defender is the only security software installed on your computer, ...

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At times, you may not always be able to turn on or off Real-time protection in Windows Defender on Windows 11. There could be many reasons for this error, so we have consolidated some of the common ...