What is Virus and Threat Protection in Windows 10? How to hide it?

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Windows Defender Antivirus is ever actively helping to protect your device past scanning for malware, viruses, and security threats. It has now been integrated with Windows Security and it includes a Virus and Threat Protection section. In this postal service, nosotros will explicate what is Virus and Threat Protection in Windows 10 and how you can forestall users from accessing this section.

Virus and Threat Protection in Windows 10

The 'Virus and Threat Protection' surface area in Windows 10, is i of the seven areas that protect your device and let you specify how y'all want your device protected in Windows Security Center.

The seven areas include:

Virus & threat protection
Account protection
Firewall & network protection
App & browser control
Device security
Device performance & health
Family options.

Virus & threat protection in Windows Security helps you scan for threats on your device. Y'all tin also run different types of scans, run across the results of your previous virus and threat scans, and get the latest protection offered by Windows Defender Antivirus. Some of these options are unavailable if you lot're running Windows x in S fashion.

The Virus & threat protection area tin can be hidden from users. This can be useful if, every bit an admin, you don't want them to encounter or accept admission to this area. If yous choose to hibernate the Account protection area, it will no longer appear on the abode page of the Windows Security Eye, and its icon will not be shown on the navigation bar on the side of the app.

Show or Hibernate Virus and Threat Protection in Windows Security via GPEDIT

Rungpedit to open up the Group Policy Editor
Navigate toComputer Configuration >Administrative templates >Windows components >Windows Security > Virus & threat protection.
Open theHide the Virus and threat protection area setting
Set information technology toEnabled.
ClickOK.

Hide Virus & threat protection in Windows Security via Registry

Double-click the downloadedHide-Virus-&-threat-protection.reg file to merge information technology.
ClickRun on the prompt. ClickYep on UAC prompt andOK to let the merge.
Restart PC to apply.
You can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

Show Virus & threat protection in Windows Security via Registry

Double-click the downloadedShow-Virus-&-threat-protection.reg file to merge it.
ClickRun on the prompt. ClickYes on UAC prompt, andOK to allow the merge.
Restart PC to apply.
You lot can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

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