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Published on 02.17.09 by Brent Trahan

Disable Windows Defender Automatic Scanning

Learn how to disable automatic scanning in Windows Defender in Windows 7.

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Disable Automatic Scanning

  1. Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
  2. Open Windows Defender in the Control Panel.

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    Note: If Windows Defender is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.

  3. Select Tools at the top of the Windows Defender window.

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  4. Select Options.

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  5. Uncheck Automatically scan my computer and then click Save.

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