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Windows Defender is the default antivirus app shipped with Windows 10. Earlier versions of Windows like Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista also had it but it was less efficient previously as it only scanned spyware and adware. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, Defender is based on the Microsoft Security Essentials app which offers better protection by adding full blown protection against all kinds of malware. However, despite Microsoft's claims that it offers full protection, studies have found that third party antivirus apps still offer better protection. If you prefer to use a third party anti malware app, you might want to disable Windows Defender. Here is how you can disable it.
Option one
Windows Defender can be turned off via its preferences. To access it, you need to open the user interface of Windows Defender. To open it quickly, press Win + R on the keyboard (see the ultimate list of Win key shortcuts) and type the following in the Run box:

%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe

Run it and click on the Settings button.

The Settings app will be opened:

Toggle the "Real-time protection" option to Off. This will disable Windows Defender in Windows 10.

If you will open Windows Defender once again, it look as follows:

Option two
Many users report that in Windows 10, Defender is able to re-enable itself after you disable it. To prevent this, use the NoDefender app.

NoDefender is a freeware which allows you to disable Windows Defender completely. Read the following article: NoDefender – Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 with few clicks
Option three
If none of the tricks mentioned above work for you, try to disable Windows Defender with Group Policy. Import the following registry tweak:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender]
 “DisableAntiSpyware”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection]
 “DisableBehaviorMonitoring”=dword:00000001
 “DisableOnAccessProtection”=dword:00000001
 “DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable”=dword:00000001

You need to reboot your PC.
Download ready-to-use registry files from here:

Download "Disable Windows Defender" registry tweak

The undo file is included.
That's it. Please leave a comment about which method you tried and which worked for you. Thanks in advance.

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Windows 10 build 10166 activation keys

The activation keys are the same as for build 10162:

The text version:

Core: KTNPV-KTRK4-3RRR8-39X6W-W44T3
Pro: 8N67H-M3CY9-QT7C4-2TR7M-TXYCV
Ent: CKFK9-QNGF2-D34FM-99QX2-8XC4K

Make sure you can connect to the internet
To activate Professional try this
Right-click start, Command Prompt (admin)
Copy and paste the command and press enter
You should get a message - successful or failure
slmgr /ipk VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
or
slmgr /ipk W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
then reboot and check activation
If it is still not activated manually enter each code

Yes, that did the trick! I used the first code, as it match with the key I was trying to enter. Thank you, much!!

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These are the working keys for 10240.

    Windows 10 Home build 10240 - TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
    Windows 10 Pro build 10240 - VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
    Windows 10 Enterprise build 10240 - NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43

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Many users who performed a clean install of Windows 10 build 10240 cannot activate it. That is because Microsoft has disabled the online activation until the end of July 2015. If you are interested in activating Windows 10 build 10240, here are a few simple steps for you to do that without using any cracks, hacks or third party software.

How to activate Windows 10 build 10240

Open an elevated command prompt.
Type the following command and hit the Enter key:
```
slmgr /ipk W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
```
Wait for the message box popup that the key is installed.
Now type the following command and press Enter
```
slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in
```
Again, wait for the message box.
Finally, enter the following command:
```
slmgr /ato
```
After you hit the Enter key, Windows 10 build 10240 will become activated.