According to Microsoft, the Microsoft Defender Application Guard is a feature that allows you to isolate Microsoft Edge at the hardware level using Hyper-V technology to protect your device and data from malware and zero-day attacks. In my previous article, I covered the detailed steps for enabling the Microsoft Defender Application guard feature for the Edge browser.

If you have turned on Defender Application Guard and want to turn it off, you can easily uninstall this feature and reinstall it if you need to.

V1.This article covers multiple ways that you can use to uninstall or turn off Microsoft Defender Application Guard feature on your Windows PC.

Real-time indicator of harmful sites and website status.

Protects against phishing sites and socially engineered malware sites.

Continuously updated list of reported harmful sites.

If the malicious link matches one on the list, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will show a red warning screen letting you know that the web page you are about to visit is known to be harmful, giving you a clear path back to safety with one click. If you click a malicious link in an email or navigate to a site designed to trick you into disclosing financial, personal or other sensitive information, or a website that hosts malware, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will check it against a constantly updated list of malicious URLs known to Microsoft. The Microsoft Defender Browser Protection extension helps protect you against online threats, such as links in phishing emails and websites designed to trick you into downloading and installing malicious software that can harm your computer.

Currently supported region(s): United States Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft.

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