Windows Defender won't stay disabled. I searched through the threads and saw several others have had this problem but the issue has apparently never been resolved. I removed Windows Defender from startup using MSCONFIG, disabled it from the GUI that's accessible through the Control Panel, and disabled the service through the Administrative Services > Services panel, yet the program is still re-enabling itself after every reboot.
I searched around but saw no "Fix-It" articles or anything suggesting that Microsoft has any interest whatsoever in trying to resolve this issue. Does anyone know of a registry hack or a third-party tool that will knock out Windows Defender permanently?