

Select Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Security > Virus and threat protection.Ĥ. Complete the following steps to make them visible.ģ. If you don't see these options on your screen, they may be hidden. Flip each switch under Real-time protection and Cloud-delivered protection to turn them on. Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings.ĥ. In the search bar, type Windows Security. Turn on real-time and cloud-delivered protectionĢ. Don't worry, these options actually ensure that it's turned on. It might feel counter-intuitive to select these options because the names suggest that you're turning Windows Defender off. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus.ĥ. Select Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus.Ĥ. The Local Group Policy Editor will open.ģ. Then select Edit group policy from the listed results. In most cases it pops up and then goes away, meaning it does not run in the background, but if its running in the background then that means there is a chance that your system is infected.īelow are the steps that make sure that you are always protected from any kind of virus, trojan or malware :-Ĭomplete the following steps to turn on Windows Defender on your device.Ģ.


But if it is continuously running in your background then you need to get your system checked for any virus, Trojan or malware that's phishing through it.
