Simply download and install the antivirus of ... the Registry Editor Another route for disabling Microsoft Defender on Windows 11 is using the Registry Editor, which is available on all editions ...

When you click on Public network, the following panel will become visible. Toggle the Windows Defender Firewall switch to the Off position. Do the same for Domain network and Private network as well.

If when you attempt to run a Microsoft Defender scan on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device, but the AV scan ... If this doesn’t work either, you can download and run any third-party AV ...

This was the first such test conducted on Windows 11 and Defender came in last place as it scored just 16 points. Thankfully for Microsoft, it was not alone here, as PC Matic also got the same score.