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    Turn off Windows Defender AntiVirus

    If you’re a superuser, you might think Windows Defender’s AntiVirus is slowing your computer. If you don’t want this feature, you can disable it.

    Go to regedit’s HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender path. Create a DisableAntiSpyware DWORD and set its value to 1.

    Further Reading

    1. How to permanently disable Windows Defender on Windows 10 | Windows Central

    Posted: August 3, 2018

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