Disable Defender Antivirus cache maintenance task
This script disables the Defender Antivirus cache maintenance task scheduled task. Microsoft refers to this task as: Windows Defender Cache Maintenance • Periodic maintenance task This task is a Defender Antivirus component. The task is scheduled to periodically maintain the cache used by Defender Antivirus. Cache maintenance involves managing temporary files that Microsoft Defender is either scanning or has quarantined. Disabling this task prevents the system from automatically clearing the...
Disable Defender Antivirus cleanup task
This script disables the Defender Antivirus cleanup scheduled task. Microsoft refers to this task as: Windows Defender Cleanup • Periodic cleanup task This task is a Defender Antivirus component. It is used by Defender to remove unnecessary files, such as corrupted or quarantined items. Disabling this task may enhance your privacy by preserving potentially sensitive quarantined files for manual review and simplifying system activity monitoring. It may also improve system performance by preve...
Disable Defender Antivirus scheduled scan task
This script disables the Defender Antivirus scheduled scan scheduled task. Microsoft refers to this task as: Windows Defender Scheduled Scan • Periodic scan task This task is a component of Defender Antivirus. It performs automatic regular antivirus scans. Disabling this task may enhance your privacy by giving you more control over when and how often your system is scanned. It may also improve system performance by reducing background processes. However, regular scans are a key part of maint...
Disable Defender Antivirus verification task
This script disables the Defender Antivirus verification scheduled task. Microsoft refers to this task as: Windows Defender Verification • Periodic verification task This task is a Defender Antivirus component. It checks for issues with Defender, such as update problems or system file errors. It is also linked to the creation of daily system restore points. Disabling this task may improve privacy by reducing the system state data stored on the device. It may also boost system performance by ...