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Antimalware Service Excutable turn off ?

henry channel 0 Reputation points
2023-04-02T05:50:29.46+00:00

Can anyone help me to turn off the Antimalware Service Excutable. Because it got a high memories usage. It's lower my laptop,cause I am using window 10-64bit

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  1. Heather 0 Reputation points
    2026-04-01T18:35:50.54+00:00

    I was able to fix this. Task manager right click on antimalware service executable in processes tab. Click properties from drop down. In the compatibility tab, click run compatibility troubleshooter. Follow directions. Save settings. End result: run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2). I haven't had an issue since.

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  2. Kapil Arya 37,781 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-04-13T08:10:25.9566667+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this video fix helps you:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1IslvxO6J0

    Let us know if this helps!

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  3. Limitless Technology 45,231 Reputation points
    2023-04-03T12:50:45.08+00:00

    Hello

    Thank you for your question and reaching out.

    I understand that you are having problems regarding the Antimalware Service Executable and I am very sorry for this discomfort. I will try to help you as best I can.

    In this case, you will not be able to remove the anti-malware service executable as it is a feature that is intrinsic to the Windows kernel, but you can disable it. However, performing the steps below, all Windows Defender components will be disabled and the computer will be unprotected.

    If you really want to disable it, I suggest you get another antivirus. If you install another antivirus, Windows Defender will be disabled by default.

    Completely disable the feature.

    To carry out the procedure, you must perform the following steps:

    open regedit

    Go to the following path: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Security\HealthService

    Change the Start Type to 3

    Go to Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), Startup tab, locate the Windows Defender icon, right-click and disable.

    Restart the computer.

    NOTE: All Windows Defender components and others (such as Windows Defender Security Center) will be completely disabled.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/virus-threat-protection-in-windows-security-1362f4cd-d71a-b52a-0b66-c2820032b65e

    Reference thread:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/completely-remove-antimalware-service-executable/0d89f1a8-7b25-47d7-abda-08c59b7efcce

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