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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The process of setting up and running Microsoft Defender Antivirus on a server p
5. (As needed) [Configure automatic exclusions](#configure-automatic-exclusions)
6. (Only if necessary) [Uninstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus](#need-to-uninstall-microsoft-defender-antivirus)
6. (Only if necessary) [Set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode](#need-to-uninstall-microsoft-defender-antivirus)
## Enable the user interface on Windows Server 2016 or 2019
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See [Configure exclusions in Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Server](configure-server-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md).
## Need to uninstall Microsoft Defender Antivirus?
## Need to set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode?
If you are using a non-Microsoft antivirus product as your primary antivirus solution, you can either disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus, or set it to passive mode, as described in the following procedures.
If you are using a non-Microsoft antivirus product as your primary antivirus solution, set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode.
### Set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode
### Set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode using a registry key
If you are using Windows Server, version 1803 or Windows Server 2019, you can set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode by setting the following registry key:
- Path: `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat Protection`
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus will still run normally without the user interface, but the user interface cannot be enabled if you disable the core **Windows Defender** feature.
### Disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus using PowerShell
>[!NOTE]
>You can't uninstall the Windows Security app, but you can disable the interface with these instructions.
The following PowerShell cmdlet uninstalls Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Server 2016 or 2019:
```PowerShell
Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Defender
```
### Turn off the Microsoft Defender Antivirus user interface using PowerShell
To turn off the Microsoft Defender Antivirus GUI, use the following PowerShell cmdlet: