Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how to do it.

The always-on Microsoft Defender is meant to regularly check your computer for malware and viruses, but you can turn it off.

Namely: How to close Windows 8 Metro apps, and how to work with SmartScreen -- a new feature in Windows 8 that prevents you from installing malicious or untrusted software.

Trying to install/run a program or change some system configurations on your PC, but Windows Defender keeps getting in your way? Here's how to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 11 to ...