Reinstall/ enable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on your endpoints
On certain performances of Windows, Microsoft Defender Antivirus was likely uninstalled or impaired when yournon-Microsoft antivirus/ antimalware result was installed. When endpoints running Windows are onboarded to Protector for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus can run in unresistant mode alongside anon-Microsoft antivirus result. To learn more, see Antivirus protection with Protector for Endpoint. Visit = Mcafee.Com/Activate
As you are making the switch to Defender for Endpoint, you might need to take certain way to reinstall or enable Microsoft Defender Antivirus. The following table describes what to do on your Windows guests and waiters.
In general, you don’t need to take any action for Windows guests (unless Microsoft Defender Antivirus has been uninstalled). Then is why
Microsoft Defender Antivirus should still be installed, but is most probably impaired at this point of the migration process.
When anon-Microsoft antivirus/ antimalware result is installed and the guests aren’t yet onboarded to Protector for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is impaired automatically.
Latterly, when the customer endpoints are onboarded to Protector for Endpoint, if those endpoints are running anon-Microsoft antivirus result, Microsoft Defender Antivirus goes into unresistant mode.
Still, Microsoft Defender Antivirus goes into active mode automatically, If thenon-Microsoft antivirus result is uninstalled.
Windows waiters On Windows Garçon, you will need to reinstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and set it to unresistant mode manually. On Windows waiters, when anon-Microsoft antivirus/ antimalware is installed, Microsoft Defender Antivirus can not run alongside thenon-Microsoft antivirus result. In those cases, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is impaired or uninstalled manually.
To reinstall or enable Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Garçon, perform the following tasks
. – Set DisableAntiSpyware to false on Windows Garçon ( only if necessary)
-Reinstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Garçon 2016
-Reinstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Garçon, interpretation 1803 or latterly
.- Set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to unresistant mode on Windows Garçon
Still, see Troubleshooting Microsoft Defender Antivirus is getting uninstalled on Windows Garçon, If you run into issues reinstalling orre-enabling Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Garçon.
The DisableAntiSpyware registry key was used in the history to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and emplace another antivirus product, similar as McAfee, Symantec, or others. In general, you shouldn’t have this registry key on your Windows bias and endpoints; still, if you do have DisableAntiSpyware configured, then is how to set its value to false
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On your Windows Garçon device, open Registry Editor.
Navigate toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Programs Microsoft Windows Defender.
In that brochure, look for a DWORD entry called DisableAntiSpyware.
Still, you are each set, If you don’t see that entry.
Still, do to step 4, If you do see DisableAntiSpyware.
Right- click the DisableAntiSpyware DWORD, and also choose Modify.
Set the value to 0. (This action sets the registry key’s value to false.)
