Windows Defender remains enabled after VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 installation

Technical Articles ID: KB87664
Last Modified: 7/21/2020

Environment

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 Patch 3 or later

Microsoft Windows Defender

Problem

Windows Defender remains enabled after you install VSE 8.8 Patch 3 or later, on systems that run one of the following:

Windows 8
Windows Server 2012 or later

Solution

This behavior is expected. VSE 8.8 Patch 3 and later do not disable Windows Defender.

The Windows operating system disables Windows Defender when it detects that another antimalware product is installed. If a group policy is configured to enable Windows Defender, it might remain active even when another antimalware product is installed. In this case, the antimalware product installed is VSE.

The product development team has confirmed this behavior with Microsoft.

Related Information

KB78680: Windows Defender is disabled after installing VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 3 or later on Windows 8 and Server 2012

Affected Products

Known Issue/Product Defect
VirusScan Enterprise 8.8

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