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# Disabling Windows Defender

```
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true
```

```
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false -DisableScriptScanning $false -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $false -DisableIOAVProtection $false -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $false
```