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Admin , i really appreciate your work but your current defender removal script destroys windows update on windows 10 1909.Please re-check your script on windows 1909 and then try to update windows from windows update.I really appreciate your work.IMHO Symantec Endpoint Protection is better than the WD.
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It is a reliable and better choice if you asking me. It does in a more proper way (no integrity violation or corrupted store components and updates works 100%). It removes WD components while this script deletes files and reg entries for the same purpose).
I am sorry dude I do not want to be rush but Avast is not a good AV. Everyone should know that. Same as Avira. When members replying to me that it's Avira finds trojan in my threads, I suddenly get diarrhea. Use ESET, Kaspersky, BitDefender, Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware (they found recently that Super have a backdoor...). That's the real deal and with them, the user will never have any problem.
as @Cyler says: "The best protection is... logic, reason and common sense." I am not using either of them. I'm 100% AV free from last July even if I have a genuine key for ESET which is btw my number one choice.
Finally, even if you disable WD completely via registry and GPO they still consume 100-200 MB of RAM. I tested that a lot and that is true. Services still work/suck/leech machine's resources in the background. Unbelievable.
I tried the script on Windows 10 Build 1909, and all updates have been integrated successfully (gif below). I made some script modifications before that.Admin , i really appreciate your work but your current defender removal script destroys windows update on windows 10 1909.Please re-check your script on windows 1909 and then try to update windows from windows update.I really appreciate your work.
will you please upload the new script modification for 1909 ? i will run that and maybe my updates works again ?the problem is updates gets download but in installing it gives 0x000 somethign error.I tried the script on Windows 10 Build 1909, and all updates have been integrated successfully (gif below). I made some script modifications before that.
However, first of all, I need to explain that the script does not "destroy" anything as claims you and @mironicus. I think words should be chosen more carefully. Moreover, in the main thread, I wrote that the script is tested on two 1809 versions. Everyone should check this and similar tools in VM before he made such unmatured conclusions.
Microsoft .NET Frameworks are still fully functional (Script version 4.0). Users can simply test that by enabling, disabling, and re-enabling both Framework version 3.5 and 4.8 via Optional features. The machine will download and install both versions again without any issue even after the user applies the script! The problem with the Framework could be because of one registry tweak that script implements—the script forces Windows to use the latest version of Framework as always. As the user should already know, .NET Framework version 4.8 is for the first time integrated with 1903/1909 as default Framework, and that can cause a conflict with software/scripts that requires older Framework versions. For example, the script requires Framework version 3.5 to be completed. It is not the first time I heard this registry tweak cause an issue for Windows users. In one thread, gamers complain that they cannot play older games that require older Framework versions. Also, I found somewhere on the web similar thoughts. That is the reason why some users had a problem with the Framework. With this script, nothing is broken! Commands SFC /scannow and /ScanHealth will confirm that, and they will even restore some of the removed Defender files! The conflict appears only because of that Windows does not know how to handle in this kind of situation (which to use between two Framework version).
The second script modifications I made before updates are related to leftovers that persist on the machine after implementation of the script! With any new Windows version, new registry entries or changes will appear. The same goes for 1903/1909 in comparison with 1809. So I found the leftovers that Windows updates recognized as a part of Defender Advanced Thread. That is the reason why Windows updates will force users to install Windows Defender's components on the machine as entirely new components despite Windows Security's remnants have been removed. An error appears because removed, missing parts are crucial for updates to be finished. By removing them along with registry tweak above errors gone and updates are successfully installed...
With some modifications, this could be the universal script for many Windows versions that will come from further on because it removes crucial files that would be very challenging to change entirely by Microsoft without replacing the complete composition of other Windows ISO files. However, that will not be Windows 10 anymore.
Despite everything, there will always be members who will call this chopping of the Windows. In short, this script and any similar kind of tool are not for them!
Cheers and good luck...
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A new version along with the changelog added in the main thread! Tested on 19H2 and 20H1. See gifs two comments above!will you please upload the new script modification for 1909 ? i will run that and maybe my updates works again ?the problem is updates gets download but in installing it gives 0x000 somethign error.
And most important thing, removing Windows Defender will never ever break updates or anything on Windows 10. It can be removed safely and nothing negative will happen to user machine! 100 % True!!!That is simply not true! The script cannot be installed. It removes only files relevant to WD. Removes nothing related to updates. I use it before for a long period of time without any issue! Also read the comments to see what other members says! You did or use other tweakers/scripts that in combination with this one probably caused your situation! Not this script surely!
Both MMIKEE87 and fantom gives you excellent explanation why to remove WD!
Because this paranoid "malware protector" will not protect user from the real threats. Only from false positive! Plus it consumes cumulative around 600-800 MB with all working services in the background? What for? Still to be vulnerable. Plus it collects and send user informations online to Sky..., etc...
And most important thing, removing Windows Defender will never ever break updates or anything on Windows 10. It can be removed safely and nothing negative will happen to user machine! All updates like CU, SSU, Feature, .NET, and Flash will always work! CMD commands like sfc /scannow and /ScanHealth always gives no integrity violation or no component corruption! It will not kill Firewall but that component/services can be removed too.