Antimalware Service Executable ( Windows Defender ) – Disable Process\Service

 ” Antimalware Service Executable ” was using 250MB ran and 20% CPU even though we had deployed the Reg Key to disable realtime scanning e.g. below
 

 
Looks like the App has a party anyway with these scheduled Tasks

 
 
 
How to Disable Windows Defender properly
 
You can’t disable these Services , you have to do via Registry
 

 
Boot machine into Safe Mode
 
Change Reg Key Below
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Start = Dword 4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WdNisSvc\Start = Dword 4
 
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