Windows 11 - Security Center Integration can't be switched off

[tt_1111]

Installation of Spybot on Windows 11 automatically installs the Security Center integration.

It can't be stopped, switched off, uninstalled. Neither via the Spybot interface as described for Windows 10 (Settings -> system services) nor via Windows services app.

Thus Windows defender remains disabled. As I'm using the free version of Spybot S&D I've got no realtime protection.

Please handle a.s.a.p. If there is no fast solution I'll have to uninstall Spybot as it exposes my system to severe risks.

[Zenobia]

At one time it was difficult to stop security center integration. Please see drghughes post here:
https://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?77424-Spybot-2-8-Why-is-it-so-hard-to-switch-off-the-Windows-Security-Centre-integration
I did think that was fixed, since I looked at mine and I don't have the security center service listed in Spybot System Services(I'm still on windows 10, but I don't think that would make a difference.) It is possible I may have custom installed my Spybot or something when installing the newer version, though I can't remember if I did, and I'm not sure if that is an option in that case.

Since you posted on the 25th I presume you may have uninstalled Spybot to get Window Defender real-time protection back.

If the security center integration service is as it was before, disabling it might involve a registry edit, so it might be best to contact Spybot Support for that. You could ask for help here:
https://www.safer-networking.org/support/#contactform