Disable new Windows Defender System Tray icon

[pcslookout]

How do I disable the new Windows Defender System Tray icon please?

If you need a picture I will post one.

 

[Magic Carpet]

What if I have a third-party AV, does it go away?

 

[pcslookout]

No

 

[Raduque]

Right click on the caret (^) and click Settings. Scroll down and click "Select which icons appear on the taskbar", then just turn them off/on as you need.

 

[Hugh Jass]

What if I have a third-party AV, does it go away?

When I installed a third-party AV I disabled Windows Defender and the icon no longer appears.

 

[William Gaatjes]

What if I have a third-party AV, does it go away?

It depends.

At home i use ESET smart security (nod32) and windows defender is automatically disabled when eset gets installed. There is no need to run two security suites at once.
http://www.eset.com

At work i have the sophos security suite and for some reason, windows 10 pro refused to accept that i have the sophos security suite. Unfortunately W10 pro kept enabling windows defender at the same time as sophos is running. I had to go into the group policy editor to disable windows defender.


http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5918-windows-defender-turn-off-windows-10-a.html
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5918-windows-defender-turn-off-windows-10-a.html#option1

I have no idea why Eset smart security is accepted by Microsoft and sophos not.

 

[JackMDS]

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-enhanced-notifications-windows-defender