NIS 2010 disabling Windows Defender

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        Is anyone else finding that NIS2010 is disabling Windows Defender. Had no problem with 2010 betas, just started since installed the release version. I have always run NIS and Windows Defender together with no problems

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Hi PSteinberger

 

NIS has its own Firewall and other programs to block/find spyware and other unwanted programs

If there are 2 software's (Windows Defender& NIS) for the same purpose, there can be a conflict

 

So NIS is designed in such a way that : It turns OFF Windows defender after Install & turns it back to its original state (ON) when you uninstall NIS

 

Hope this info helps you

 

Thanks

Kavitha

 

 

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  I have always been able to run both. NIS would disable Windows Defender on install, then on next boot I would enable it and it would then stay enabled.

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You are probably able to start WD manually. It still is useless because NIS is doing the same thing as WD and even better