Enable Protection against Unwanted Software or Adware

Requirements

Windows 10.

Pros: Why use this tweak

One of the latest additions to Windows Defender Antivirus' arsenal of protection tools blocks potentially unwanted programs, short PUPs, from landing on the system or being installed on Windows PCs.
If you want to turn it on, follow this instruction step by step.

Cons: Why do not use this tweak?

Windows Defender Antivirus will not protect you against unwanted software or adware.

How to apply this tweak manually:

  1. Press Win + R, type "regedit.exe" and press Enter.
  2. Then go to LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpEngine branch and find the MpEnablePus key.
  3. Double click it and change the value to 1.

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