How to remove Windows Defender?

Windows Defender is disabled, but I'm unable to remove the program from my computer. It is no longer necessary, and I want to free up disk space.

Windows Defender is disabled, but I'm unable to remove the program from my computer. It is no longer necessary, and I want to free up disk space.

Joan M.R.

Please stay with a thread in these forums

your initial question about windows defender responded to your other thread in the link below

You can not uninstall

It is part of the vista operating system

and it takes a very very small amount of disk space

nothing to fear

http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/82196b21-d9dc-470B-A561-40a843b0d773

Walter, the time zone traveller

Tags: Windows

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