disable "update virus protection" prompt w10

[inquisitor1]

my 2 windows work pc are offline and will always stay offline. they dont need updates or virus protection.

there is a little window that comes in from the right bottom of the screen with the prompt update virus protection

could be cause I tinkered in group policies way back when

any way to disable virus protection completely through regedit or group policies? its simply not needed. these are pc for projects in editing. nothing else.

 

[Shihab]

(Disclaimer: I don't have a Windows at hand, the following is mostly from memory)

You can, iirc, disable notifications from the GUI via Windows Security Center (or whatever it's called). You can disable the real-time protection itself from there too.
If you want to gpo it, there are policies for that.

Insert an obligatory "just because you aren't connecting to the internet doesn't mean you won't get infected" here.

 

[inquisitor1]

(Disclaimer: I don't have a Windows at hand, the following is mostly from memory)

You can, iirc, disable notifications from the GUI via Windows Security Center (or whatever it's called). You can disable the real-time protection itself from there too.
If you want to gpo it, there are policies for that.

Insert an obligatory "just because you aren't connecting to the internet doesn't mean you won't get infected" here.

thanks for the assist. how it can get infected when only my pictures from my dslr go in and out, is beyond me, but if im asking for help on group policy, I dont know it all thats for sure.

 

[Klemc]

Uninstall the Win Defender if wanted, it works even better than turn it off everywhere which takes at least 10-15 min !:

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[Dr. Dro]

Don't take this as an insult but honest feedback, given your general skill level I highly advise you do not do this. Leave the anti-virus on.

The mere fact that you have to ask states you should leave it well alone.

 

[inquisitor1]

Uninstall the Win Defender if wanted, it works even better than turn it off everywhere which takes at least 10-15 min !:

Releases · SimonMacer/AnWave

AnWave Personal Development Project - Manage and customize AMD Radeon drivers and more - SimonMacer/AnWave

github.com

LOG of deleted stuff:

GeForce 565.90 WHQL Driver Download & Discussion

I Cant get Horizon Zero Dawn to start with this driver and Windows 24H2 26.100.1882 I just get a blank screen Assassins Creed Odyssey and Valhalla...

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thanks ill do that. I really dont care for 70% of the nonsense in windows they force on you anyway. one thing I hate with newer software is constant nannying and constantly wanting me to engage with things. its just so annoying

Don't take this as an insult but honest feedback, given your general skill level I highly advise you do not do this. Leave the anti-virus on.

The mere fact that you have to ask states you should leave it well alone.

I didnt ask if I should. it needs to be removed. I was editing so many things in GP as is. you assume too much that just cause I dont know how to remove a prompt I dont know anything. are you a pro ms rep? and fear mongering doesnt work with me. I actually get amped up to do the opposite.

windows is trash with lots of garbage that needs to be cleaned out. I installed my 1709 with ntlite. dont know why I didnt remove it. I should have. will make a new more thorough iso and keep it very slim and install it on both pc.

 

[Klemc]

thanks ill do that. I really dont care for 70% of the nonsense in windows they force on you anyway. one thing I hate with newer software is constant nannying and constantly wanting me to engage with things. its just so annoying


I didnt ask if I should. it needs to be removed. I was editing so many things in GP as is. you assume too much that just cause I dont know how to remove a prompt I dont know anything. are you a pro ms rep? and fear mongering doesnt work with me. I actually get amped up to do the opposite.

windows is trash with lots of garbage that needs to be cleaned out. I installed my 1709 with ntlite. dont know why I didnt remove it. I should have. will make a new more thorough iso and keep it very slim and install it on both pc.

Afterall if the PC's offline, you can install/use an antivirus that only triggers on external plugged drives.

Don't take this as an insult but honest feedback, given your general skill level I highly advise you do not do this. Leave the anti-virus on.

The mere fact that you have to ask states you should leave it well alone.

If WD was not annoyingly acting, yes, but it's just boring.

 

[Shihab]

thanks for the assist. how it can get infected when only my pictures from my dslr go in and out, is beyond me, but if im asking for help on group policy, I dont know it all thats for sure.

While cutting yourself off the internet implicitly protects you from the majority of malware, it doesn't protect you from all of them. Malware that spread via removable storage existed before the internet went mainstream, and are still a thing. Granted, many of them are more of a nuisance than a threat (the ones I know of are trojans that hide data in the drive and replacing them with a "shortcut" that facilitate infection), but it's still an infection. I've seen dozens of those on computers that have never even synced with an NTP server...

If you can practice machine-like discipline to sanitize everything you plug into those machines, then sure, your chances of infection are virtually zero. But we're humans. Most security measures are there to protect us from ourselves first.

I'm not trying to outright dissuade you here. Just don't go in with a false sense of security.

 

[R-T-B]

Yeah, some state level hackers did in the (completely offline, airgapped) Iranian Nuclear program by sending infected USB drives to their centrifuges computer centers, which they plugged in without a second thought (lookup "stuxnet" for the complete story).

It's a real thing, if not as common if you aren't running a home nuclear program. Still data sanitation practices are not a bad thing to learn.

 

[inquisitor1]

While cutting yourself off the internet implicitly protects you from the majority of malware, it doesn't protect you from all of them. Malware that spread via removable storage existed before the internet went mainstream, and are still a thing. Granted, many of them are more of a nuisance than a threat (the ones I know of are trojans that hide data in the drive and replacing them with a "shortcut" that facilitate infection), but it's still an infection. I've seen dozens of those on computers that have never even synced with an NTP server...

If you can practice machine-like discipline to sanitize everything you plug into those machines, then sure, your chances of infection are virtually zero. But we're humans. Most security measures are there to protect us from ourselves first.

I'm not trying to outright dissuade you here. Just don't go in with a false sense of security.

im fine thanks.

 

[eidairaman1]

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Don't take this as an insult but honest feedback, given your general skill level I highly advise you do not do this. Leave the anti-virus on.

The mere fact that you have to ask states you should leave it well alone.

gasolin/gasolina come to mind, this crap is so easy to find on the world wide web.