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Disable Defender Antivirus notifications

Overview​

About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This category contains scripts to disable various notifications from Defender Antivirus.

Defender Antivirus, built into Windows, protects your device from malware and other threats 1. It analyzes your data using machine learning and cloud-based protection technologies 1. This data analysis raises privacy concerns.

Key features of Defender Antivirus include:

  • Real-time protection against known and new threats 1
  • Behavior-based detection to identify suspicious activities 1

Defender Antivirus typically sends notifications when:

  • Scans are completed (both scheduled and manual) 2
  • Threats are detected 2
  • System status changes occur 2

These notifications appear on your device and in the Notification Center 2 (previously known as the Action Center 3).

Disabling these notifications may:

  • Enhance privacy by reducing visible information about your system's security status
  • Improve system performance by reducing background processes

However, disabling notifications may:

  • Lower your awareness of security threats
  • Increase the risk of unnoticed malware or system issues

The scripts in this category apply to both the standard Defender Antivirus and the Defender for Endpoint suite 1 2.

Caution

Disabling security notifications may prevent you from noticing critical system threats. This may reduce your security if you do not have alternative measures in place.

Not Advised

This category should only be used by advanced users. None of its scripts are recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

Apply now​

These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Choose one of two ways to apply:

  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy​

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.

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It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.

privacy.sexy instructions
  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Disable Defender Antivirus notifications.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download​

Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

All​

This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.

Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

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Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

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Explore further​

This category includes total of 3 scripts but no subcategories.

Explore its 3 scripts:

Disable Defender Antivirus push notifications

This script disables notifications from Defender Antivirus. By default, Defender Antivirus notifies you of potential threats and system status. This script disables these notifications. Disabling these notifications may enhance privacy by limiting visible information on your system's security status. It may also slightly improve system performance by reducing background processes related to notification display. However, this action may reduce your security awareness, potentially leaving your sy...

Disable Defender Antivirus taskbar notifications

This script disables Defender Antivirus-related notifications on the Windows taskbar. It removes taskbar integrations (AppUserModelId) for Defender components. AppUserModelIds link processes, files, and windows to specific applications, organizing them on the Windows taskbar, managing Jump Lists, and controlling pinning. This script may enhance privacy by reducing the visibility of antivirus-related information on your desktop. It may also slightly improve system performance by disabling these...

Explore Categories​

This action belongs to Disable security notifications category. This category contains scripts to disable Windows security notifications. Windows sends security notifications to inform users of potential threats, vulnerabilities, and important security events. These notifications are generated by security components like Windows Security and Defender... Read more on category page ▶

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