Windows 11 General Discussion

[lexluthermiester]

How do I turn off Windows 11 from actively doing background virus scanning? I got a notification just now as I was playing a game that the virus scan has completed no threats detected...

wtf... I never scheduled any scans. I have no automatic submission turned off, but the rest of the virus scans on default.

any advice welcome. I don't mind it scanning, but I want to do it manual only.

edit: yes I googled how to do it. but the setting that it says should be there for me to click on isn't there... so... fuck if I know.

Windows Defender should allow you to either disable the background scanning in favor for scheduled scans or turn off notifications. They're in the settings somewhere..

 

[Mussels]

You can also exclude game folders entirely, but of course if you run any games or mods from suspect sources, dont exclude those folders - game cracks have been known to include malware and miners in recent years

Unsure if RUFUS did something when it modified the installs for 11 originally, but the only way i could get 22H2 on these systems was to use rufus again
Created a new USB installer with 22H2 on it, ran the setup.exe and upgraded them

*shrug*

regular updates appeared, security etc - just not the major 22H2 one (except on my x3D system, which i can't understand what's different between them all when they had the OS installed from the same USB)

Back on ITX PC now its updated:

Now it's 3.4GB of ram usage... but in DARK mode. Absolutely worth it.




Edit: I think it was the Nvidia drivers.
Both systems had a "black screen" bug, but one showed up as only being in YCBCR (whatever it is) 4:2:0 with a 120Hz maximum not 165Hz, unplugging and replugging the displayport did nothing - but restarting the monitor did

Second PC had similar issue and appeared stuck in a loop with the mouse and keyboard RGB cycling, power cycling the monitor immediately resolved the issue

3700x system, with less running stuff in the background i guess:

This is what i wanna see on a system without any bloat, and without any tweaking or disabling of settings

 

[Arco]

Hey arco, you dont use Logitech/corsair software do you? I had insane idle RAM usage due to LGHhub breaking and keeping a feature enabled, even when uninstalled - but only when a mic was in use
(16) PSA: Nvidia broadcast plugins for LGHUB and iCue using 1GB+ of RAM + VRAM (How to fix/remove) | TechPowerUp Forums

At it's worst with both apps using the same feature at the same time, I had 10GB of ram used for Nvbroadcast i didnt even want enabled

Everyone here can agree on that. Something hinky is going on with your system.

I do have Razer's keyboard software and Logitech's mouse software. I do know about Ghub's memory issues and checked both of these. They only took 500 MB of ram combined unless they somehow take more. I will remove it to see what happens though.

Ferb, I know what we're going to do today.

 

[ThrashZone]

How do I turn off Windows 11 from actively doing background virus scanning? I got a notification just now as I was playing a game that the virus scan has completed no threats detected...

wtf... I never scheduled any scans. I have no automatic submission turned off, but the rest of the virus scans on default.

any advice welcome. I don't mind it scanning, but I want to do it manual only.

edit: yes I googled how to do it. but the setting that it says should be there for me to click on isn't there... so... fuck if I know.

Hi,
Get a third party antivirus
Then have it register with windows on startup and defender will be disabled for the most part.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

How do I turn off Windows 11 from actively doing background virus scanning? I got a notification just now as I was playing a game that the virus scan has completed no threats detected...

wtf... I never scheduled any scans. I have no automatic submission turned off, but the rest of the virus scans on default.

any advice welcome. I don't mind it scanning, but I want to do it manual only.

edit: yes I googled how to do it. but the setting that it says should be there for me to click on isn't there... so... fuck if I know.

Search MSCONFIG.
Click services tab.
Disable Windows Defender stuff.
Apply.
Restart to save changes.
Reverse action to enable.
Completed.

 

[theFOoL]

Search MSCONFIG.
Click services tab.
Disable Windows Defender stuff.
Apply.
Restart to save changes.
Reverse action to enable.
Completed.

Msconfig doesn't exist in 11 just goes to the start up in task manager I think

I just did a quick search and found that you can enter msconfig by creating a new task LINK

Though the start up just leads to task manager

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Msconfig doesn't exist in 11 just goes to the start up in task manager I think

I just did a quick search and found that you can enter msconfig by creating a new task LINK

Though the start up just leads to task manager

Doesn't exist?

That's funny, it's there on my W11. In exactly the way I described it.

Can't screen shot it right now, but in an hour when I'm back home I can. Cause you know, need proof!!

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Win+r and msconfig should work just fine.

 

[theFOoL]

Guy's know it's there just now the "Start up is accessed through Task Manager"

 

[ThrashZone]

Msconfig doesn't exist in 11 just goes to the start up in task manager I think

Hi,
You thought wrong is all
Startup can still be accessed with msconfig.

 

[theFOoL]

Hi,
You thought wrong is all
Startup can still be accessed with msconfig.

but it goes to the Task Manager but nonetheless you can disable services yes but the start up section is held by the task manager

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Start up applications is not windows services which windows defender is part of.

Task manager start up services was a dumb implementation, but makes it easier for the average user to disable applications installed 3rd party.

That is all....

 

[ThrashZone]

but it goes to the Task Manager but nonetheless you can disable services yes but the start up section is held by the task manager

Hi,
The problem is you're focusing on startup tab
Dude referred to search services not startup items.

Search MSCONFIG.
Click services tab.
Disable Windows Defender stuff.
Apply.
Restart to save changes.
Reverse action to enable.
Completed.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Msconfig doesn't exist in 11 just goes to the start up in task manager I think

Sure it does. EDIT, oops, I just read further and saw all the corrections, no worries mate!

Start up applications is not windows services which windows defender is part of.

True.

Task manager start up services was a dumb implementation

Not true, and you answered why yourself...

makes it easier for the average user to disable applications installed 3rd party.

...with this.

 

[Space Lynx]

It's funny to me how security driven Windows 11 is, yet they leave Remote Desktop options on by default for all users... yet probably 5% of the population actually uses that feature, and even if a customer needed that to get help, the customer service person could simply walk them through how to turn it on real quick...

I don't make six figures though, so hey, what do I know about security.

 

[lexluthermiester]

It's funny to me how security driven Windows 11 is, yet they leave Remote Desktop options on by default for all users...

Right? Not to mention they leave WinRM and Remote Registry running and exposed to the web by default as well... Utter nonsense. And people wonder why I do things the way I do?...

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
It's a I told you so for onedrive storage push

 

[Space Lynx]

WinRM and Remote Registry

how do I turn off both of these?

 

[windwhirl]

Why?

• If you don't need it, it doesn't get used so doesn't need to be turned off
• If you need it, don't turn it off

Eventually you will experience a program with a memory leak and will need it.

I just keep it all on automatic so I don't even have to care about it.

how do I turn off both of these?

Regarding Remote Registry, I just disable the service completely in services.msc

For Windows Remote Management, the service is set to manual for me (so it only starts when another program or Windows itself requests it), and I'm pretty sure I haven't touched it. Still, for further peace of mind you could just set it to disabled too. Though, I'm not quite sure if anything depends on it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

how do I turn off both of these?

Go into the Services section of the Management Console. Right click the "This PC" desktop icon(works the same way in Windows Explorer), and click "Manage".

Then select the Services console.

Scroll down to Remote Registry and WinRM, right click each and disable the service. While you have the properties open, if they're running, click stop. Then close the properties Window and move to the next. When you're done, close everything and restart your PC. You're good to go.

I can't show those screen shots because I deleted those services from my install of Win11, but you have the idea.

 

[Space Lynx]

Go into the Services section of the Management Console. Right click the "This PC" desktop icon(works the same way in Windows Explorer), and click "Manage".
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Then select the Services console.
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Scroll down to Remote Registry and WinRM, right click each and disable the service. While you have the properties open, if they're running, click stop. Then close the properties Window and move to the next. When you're done, close everything and restart your PC. You're good to go.

I can't show those screen shots because I deleted those services from my install of Win11, but you have the idea.

i got it done

 

[lexluthermiester]

i got it done

I got Ninja'd by @windwhirl.. LOL!

Regarding Remote Registry, I just disable the service completely in services.msc

I actually delete those services, along with a few others I don't want or will never utilize.

 

[windwhirl]

I got Ninja'd by @windwhirl.. LOL!

Sorry, not sorry

I actually delete those services, along with a few others I don't want or will never utilize.

Well, if the nuclear option works for you, by all means

Personally, I stick to the default install (I already take risks with using the Insider Dev builds on my daily driver, so I don't wish to make it spicier )

 

[Space Lynx]

what are your thoughts on shutupten for win11? its an easy checkmark if you just select "recommended"

block shutupten exe in firewall, and just let it do its thing? for casual user seems like a good use. i think i will start using it again, just want to know someone elses opinion on this software first

 

[lexluthermiester]

what are your thoughts on shutupten for win11? its an easy checkmark if you just select "recommended"

No opinion, can't remember if I've ever used it.