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MajorGeeks.Com » Overview» Tutorials and Video Guides » Bring Back the Old Windows Defender Style on Windows 10

Bring Back the Old Windows Defender Style on Windows 10

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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If you miss the look of the older Windows Defender, you can bring it back by just creating a shortcut.

The best part about this is that you're not going to replace your current Windows Defender or security center, nor will you do any damage to your computer. We're just creating a shortcut that can be deleted anytime mostly for nostalgia purposes.

At the time of this article, all that's required is that Microsoft hasn't removed MSASCui.exe.

Right-click on your desktop and select New, Shortcut.

Enter C:Program FilesWindows DefenderMSASCui.exe where you see Type the location of the item.



Click on Next and name the shortcut, anything you like. We used Windows Defender Old. Finally, click on Finish.

All you need to do now is double-click on that shortcut, and there is the old-school Windows Defender.



We've had reports that the old Windows Defender can take a minute to open on some computers. It opened instantly for us, so just a heads up if you double click your new shortcut, and nothing happens immediately, to give Defender a minute.

Delete that shortcut anytime and no harm done.

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