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A single portable executable for 64-bit Windows. No installer, no service, no registry keys.

Windows 10 / 11 · x64

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v1.1.1

DefenderStatus.exe

Self-contained · no runtime required

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Every build is published on GitHub Releases. You can also build from source with a single dotnet publish.

Not affiliated with Microsoft. Defender Status is an independent, MIT-licensed project.