Windows 8 comes with an built-in antivirus called the Windows Defender. Windows Defender is nothing but the free antivirus of Microsoft called the Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft claims that Windows defender is sufficient for a home PC where mere basic protection is required, but it is not sufficient as per me. Though the detection rate of the product is quite good, the removal rate is pathetic.
But what to do now? Users cannot install two antivirus on a computer as they never work together (almost all of them conflict with each other) and thus if you are planning to install a 3rd party security solution on your Windows 8 system, you will need to first uninstall/disable the Windows Defender that’s natively present on Windows 8.
Don't unistall it because you might require it. So just disable it using services.
Steps to Disable Defender :
1. Press Windows Key and R button simultaneously to launch Run.
2. Write services.msc and hit enter from keyboard to launch services.
3. Now look for the service name Windows Defender Service and stop it by right-clicking it.
4. Now double-click on the same service to open the Property window and select disable in the Startup Type dropdown list and save the settings.
5. Now your Windows 8 defender will be disabled permanently, and you can go ahead and install a different antivirus.
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