
Simply type in into the start box and locate Windows Defender on the list.Īs soon as you find it, right-click it and click on Properties. You can actually DISABLE Windows Defender service from starting up at all and that will get rid of the pesky "Windows Defender reports that the service is turned off" message at startup.

Once you are sure that Windows Defender is disabled from within the console itself, then proceed with the following steps below.

Yes, If Windows Defender is already On, then you should first Disable it from within the Defender console itself, however in many cases that simply isn't enough. To Those whom would have you believe that you have to disable Windows Defender from within Defender itself and that ".No other way will actually completely remove the messages.,' I'm sorry but this is INCORRECT!
