I don't like it, don't need it, and don't want it. Is there a way within Windows 10 that I can disable this program, and not get updates for it in the future? Better yet, I want it completely gone from my system. Is this even possible, or, as is the case with so many other things in Windows 10, am I just stuck with it? I have done countless searches, tried several things, even going so far as to rename MRT.exe in Windows\System32\ but the OS just re-installs the program again within a few hours. Is there any light at the end of the tunnel??
Code: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT" /v "DontOfferThroughWUAU" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Got to agree on this one. Takes up the most time by far of any 'update' for no reason I can see at all.
I VERY MUCH appreciate the schooling!! The entry has been added to the registry, and time will tell if it does the job. I'll update in a day or so to let you know if it solved the issue on a permanent basis.
Thanks for the reply! I'm going to go with abbodi's suggestion first, as that seems to be the more permanent solution. If it turns out that it does not work, then I'll give your method a try. Situation updates to be forthcoming....
Myself to get rid of defender and that malicious crap I typed in C search box defender and just deleted everything that showed up the same in registry. And it worked.
I don't so much mind Defender, because my installed Anti-Virus Program has it already permanently disabled, so it's not a bother to me. I was more looking for a final solution to rid my system of the Malicious Removal Tool. But alternate approaches are always good to know, and put in the 'toolbox'. Thanks!
Well, so far, very good! The OS has usually replaced the re-named MRT.exe by this time, but after applying that reg patch, it still has not, and I even did a restart to give it the opportunity. So, for now, I call this the solution to my question. After the next round of updates, I'll see if a definition update comes down the pipe. I don't expect to see one, not after doing that reg entry. All that to say this.... many thanks once again, abbodi !
It is an Admin Powershell command. Open an Admin Powershell, copy and paste the entire line, and press Enter. Viola, you're good to go!
That is a command line function to add the registry, for it to ge a registry script it would need to be this: @ChaserLee, command line not exclusive to PowerShell.
Save this as a bat file and run it. Code: @ECHO OFF ECHO. reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT" /v "DontOfferThroughWUAU" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f ECHO Done... :finish ECHO. ECHO Installation complete. ECHO Press any key to exit. PAUSE > NUL