3 docs tagged with "disable-defender-firewall-services-and-drivers"

This script disables the Windows Defender Firewall Authorization Driver service. This service is a kernel mode driver crucial for inspecting network traffic entering and exiting your computer. Disabling this service can enhance privacy by reducing Microsoft's capability to monitor and analyze your network traffic. It also improves system performance by decreasing background resource consumption. The driver is identified by the file "mpsdrv.sys". This file is a component of Microsoft Protec...

This script disables the Windows Defender Firewall service (identified as "MpsSvc"). This component acts as a gatekeeper for your computer, filtering incoming and outgoing network traffic based on established security rules to prevent unauthorized access. This service runs the firewall component of Windows. It starts automatically and runs the "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\MPSSVC.dll" driver. This file is also referred to as Microsoft Protection Service. Beyond firewall functionality, it plays ...

This script disables the Microsoft Security WFP callout driver and its associated files. Microsoft refers to this component as Microsoft Security WFP Callout Driver. This is a kernel-mode driver. Windows uses this driver to monitor and control network traffic for security purposes. It is part of the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP). WFP provides a framework for building network filtering applications. It is used by built-in Defender Firewall to filter network packets. It works on...