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Avast turned off windows defender, Do I need it?

761 100 March 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Have been using Avast. But I noticed it turns off Windows Defender.
Can I have both? I thought Defender was a firewall. And avast was used to scan for a virus


Windows 11 on a desktop PC for home use.

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jkee
03-23-2025 at 03:44 PM.
03-23-2025 at 03:44 PM.
Windows Defender is microsoft's built in anti virus. You generally can't use it in combination with another antivirus.
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komondor
03-24-2025 at 02:20 PM.
03-24-2025 at 02:20 PM.
Defender is multiple items but no you do not want 2 packages that do the same thing
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