Can i use norton and windows defender together

May 4, I won't participate anymore in MC. Enough is enough. Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another. Any content of an adult theme or inappropriate to a community web site. Any image, link, or discussion of nudity. Any behavior that is insulting, rude, vulgar, desecrating, or showing disrespect. Any behavior that appears to violate End user license agreements, including providing product keys or links to pirated software.

Any input would be appreciated. Back to top. Reg: Jun Kudos 0. Labels: Norton , Windows I have the same question 0. Network protection.

Attack surface reduction rules. Limited periodic scanning availability. File scanning and detection information. Threat remediation. Security intelligence updates. On a Windows device, open the Windows Security app. Under Who's protecting me? On the Security providers page, under Antivirus , you should see Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned on. On a Windows device, open the Task Manager app. Select the Details tab. Look for MsMpEng. On a Windows device, open Windows PowerShell.

Run the following PowerShell cmdlet: Get-Process. Review the results. You should see MsMpEng. On a Windows device, open Command Prompt. Type sc query windefend , and then press Enter. Review the results to confirm that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is running in passive mode. In active mode, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is used as the antivirus app on the machine. Any image, link, or discussion related to child pornography, child nudity, or other child abuse or exploitation.

If you have the paid version of Norton then just run that. If you do not then use Defender and uninstall Norton. I use Defender on all my machines exclusively. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 84 people found this reply helpful.

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