View original (French)

Disable Antimalware Service Executable

Solved
quentin882 Posted messages 210 Status Member -  
eddyleumoi Posted messages 7 Status Member -
Hello, so here it is, I find that Antimalware Service Executable is consuming too much RAM, so I would like to disable it.

How to do it and is it risky?

Thanks :D

1 answer

  1.
    bazfile Posted messages 58492 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 268
     
    Good evening,

    To limit CPU usage:
    • Open the Task Scheduler by pressing WIN+R (run menu) and then 
      Taskschd.msc
    • In the left menu, select: Task Scheduler Library / Microsoft / Windows / Windows Defender
    • Right-click and choose Disable on Windows Defender Scheduled Scan
    • Double-click on the Windows Defender Scheduled Scan task and in the Settings tab uncheck "Allow task to be run on demand" and select "Stop existing instance" from the dropdown list.
    • Restart the computer


    99
    1. besoindaide
       
      I have the same problem and when I follow your instructions it shows me the following message:

      "An error occurred for the Windows Defender Scheduled Scan task. Error message: The following error was reported: The XML code for the task contains an incorrectly formatted or out-of-bounds value"
      What should I do?

      Thank you in advance
      5
    2. eddyleumoi Posted messages 7 Status Member 5 > bazfile Posted messages 58492 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
       
      Hello and thank you for your responses.
      The message ""An error occurred for the Windows Defender Scheduled Scan task. Error message: The following error was reported: The XML code of the task contains a value that is improperly formatted or out of range"" still appears, and none of the boxes can be unchecked (even "Run with highest privileges") without this message appearing. Is there a way to get past this issue?
      Thank you in advance.
      I note that the task remains disabled anyway...
      My version is the latest: 1809 17763.379
      3