How to turn off Windows Defender – 7 ways

How to turn off Windows Defender; In this article, we will look at ways to disable the Windows Firewall in the Windows 10 operating system. In some situations, users need to disable the firewall, for example, to diagnose problems with certain programs or to troubleshoot other problems.

Windows Firewall (Windows Firewall) – a firewall (firewall) that controls network packets, program access to the Internet, protecting your computer from intruder attacks. This is a kind of wall between your PC and the Internet.

Windows Firewall (Windows Defender Firewall) is part of the Windows 10 operating system. If your computer is not running a third-party firewall, it’s a good idea to have Windows Defender Firewall always enabled to keep your network secure.

If the user has a question about how to disable the firewall, then a solution must be found. In this guide, you will find instructions on how to disable the Windows 10 firewall in various ways: in the Windows Defender settings, from the Control Panel, in the Local Group Policy Editor, in the command line, in Windows PowerShell, by disabling the service.

How to turn off Windows Defender Firewall

First, let’s look at how to disable the Windows Firewall from the settings of the Windows 10 operating system.

Go through the following steps:

1. Enter the Start menu, launch the Settings app.
2. Click on the Update & Security option.
3. Open the “Windows Security” section.
4. In the “Protection areas” section, click on “Firewall and network security”.
5. Click on the active network, in most cases, home computers use a private network.
6. In the network settings, in the “Windows Defender Firewall” section, move the switch to the “Disabled” position.

A warning message will appear from the notification area stating that the firewall has been disabled.

If necessary, you can perform a similar operation for other inactive networks on the computer.

How to disable Windows 10 Firewall from Control Panel

The next way is to turn off the firewall using the Windows 10 Control Panel.

Do the following:

1. Launch Control Panel in Windows 10 using one of these methods.
2. Click on the Windows Defender Firewall icon.
3. In the Windows Defender Firewall window, in the left column, click the Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off link.
4. In the “Configure settings for each type of network” window, activate the “Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended)” options for the private and public networks.

How to disable Windows Defender Firewall service

After disabling the firewall, the firewall service will continue to work in the Windows operating system, therefore, in some cases, it may be necessary to disable the firewall service in the OS settings.

In order to disable the Windows Firewall service, we need to make changes to the system registry.

Do the following:

1. Press the “Win” + “R” keys.
2. In the “Run” dialog box, enter the command: “regedit”, click on the “OK” button.
3. In the “Registry Editor” window, follow the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpssvc

4. Right-click on the “Start” option, and select “Edit …” from the context menu.
5. In the “Change DWORD (32-bit) Parameters” window, in the “Value” field, set “4”, click on the “OK” button.

Close Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.

Disabling Windows Firewall at Command Prompt

Now we will disable the regular firewall for all profiles using another system tool: the Windows command line.

Do the following:

1. Run command prompt as administrator.
2. In the command line interpreter window, execute the command (after entering the command, press the “Enter” key):

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off

After executing the command, the word “OK” will appear, and a window will open from the notification area with a warning that the firewall has been turned off.

To enable a disabled firewall on the command line, run this command:

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on

How to Disable Turn Off Firewall in Windows PowerShell – 1 Method

Like the command line, the firewall can be disabled using Windows PowerShell. This system tool uses a similar command for this method.

Do the following:

1. Right click on the start menu.
2. From the menu that opens, select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
3. In the “Select Administrator: Windows PowerShell” window, enter this command:

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off

4. On the keyboard, press the “Enter” key.

After executing the command, the built-in firewall will be disabled on the computer for all network profiles.

Disabling the Firewall in Windows PowerShell – Method 2

Let’s try the second method to disable the system firewall from Windows PowerShell.

You need to do the following:

1. Run Windows PowerShell as an administrator.
2. In a Windows PowerShell window, run the command:

Set-NetFirewallProfile -All -Enabled False

This command disables all profiles: “Domain Network”, “Private Network” and “Public Network”.

Turning on the firewall in Windows PowerShell is done using the command:

Set-NetFirewallProfile -All -Enabled True

Turning off the firewall in the Local Group Policy Editor

In this way, we will disable the system firewall using the Local Group Policy Editor.

You need to make the following settings:

1. Press the keyboard shortcut “Win” + “R”.
2. In the Run window, run the gpedit.msc command.
3. In the “Local Group Policy Editor” window, follow the path:

Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Windows Defender Firewall Monitor with Advanced Security → Windows Defender Firewall Monitor with Advanced Security – Local Group Policy Object

4. Right-click Windows Defender Firewall Monitor with Advanced Security – Local Group Policy Object in the folder tree, select Properties.
5. In the window that opens, enter the “Private Profile”, “Public Profile” and “Domain Profile” tabs, and in the “Status” section, in the “Firewall” option, select the “Disable” option.
6. Click on the “OK” button and then close the Local Group Policy Editor.

How to turn off Windows 10 firewall notifications

After disabling the regular firewall, Windows 10 Defender Security Center will show notifications about disabling the system firewall. In order for the inclusion suggestions to no longer bother or bother you, you will need to turn off firewall notifications.

To disable notifications, you will need to make changes to the registry of the Windows operating system.

Make the following registry changes:

1. Type “regedit” (without the quotes) in the search field, and then run the application.
2. In the registry editor, go to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications

3. Right-click on an empty space in the Registry Editor window.
4. From the context menu, first select “New” and then “DWORD (32-bit) Value”.
5. Name the parameter “DisableNotifications” (without quotes).
6. Double-click on the “DisableNotifications” parameter with the left mouse button.
7. In the “Change DWORD (32-bit) Value” window, insert the value “1”, click on the “OK” button.
8. Exit Registry Editor, restart your computer.

If this problem ceases to be relevant, notifications can be turned on again. To do this, in the Registry Editor follow the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications

Remove the DisableNotifications option from the Notifications folder.

Article Conclusions

If necessary, the user has the ability to disable the Windows Defender Firewall in the Windows 10 operating system. Using various methods: changing system settings or making changes to the system registry, the firewall can be disabled on the user’s computer.