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I'm not a huge techie so please be gentle... :-)
My computer runs Defender updates and reboots when I don't want it to, in particular when I leave it for a while with files and programs in suspense so that I can come back to where I was previously working. The reboot is very frustrating as it causes me to lose that data and have to reopen programs, files, etc.
I have paused Windows updates so as to avoid this problem, but now Defender seems to have taken over and I can't find a way to suspend those updates as well. Can this be done in a way that's fairly simple?
Hi Mark,
If you have admin access to your pc you might be able to use the Set-MpPreference command to disable it as shown here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1035699/disabling-windows-defender-auto-updates
However if this is controlled by your administrator you'll need to talk to them to make the change or they will overwrite your command.
Good luck.
Thanks for the response, David. While I do "administer" my own PC, I'm afraid that most of the language in that link is above my comprehension level. I was really hoping there is a "pause [or stop altogether] Defender updates" - something like what you can do with the regular Windows updates. I don't want to get too deep into commands and/or things that I might end up making worse. I do appreciate your help, but I don't understand why Mircrosoft seems to want to take me hostage here. It seems like maybe the best answer might be to disable or uninstall Defender altogether and use some other alternative. Thanks again.