How do I get rid of Msmpeng exe permanently?

Removal guide for software 'msmpeng.exe' from Windows 10, 11 (or even Win7, Win8 and Vista) operating systems. Tips for getting it away from the hard disk

How to permanently delete msmpeng.exe from your computer:

First, please read this important warning: This article shows a general guide how to remove any file from your computer. It DOES NOT implies that msmpeng.exe is harmful! Be aware of removing executable files from your computer without deeper knowledge of what you're doing. First of all, because of msmpeng.exe is an executable, there is always a possibility that removing this file MAY damage the operating system or even your data.

Are you still ready to remove msmpeng.exe? OK, let's go for it. Here is the guide:

1. Create Restore point for Windows (not available in Windows XP). Restore point will help you to revert changes, if something'll go wrong.
2. Press F3 key to open standard search window. Than type 'msmpeng.exe' into search box. In couple of minutes, seconds if you're lucky, Windows will find all the copies.
3. Try to locate program, to which the process msmpeng.exe belongs. Than try to uninstall that program in a standard way.
   For example, if msmpeng.exe is found in folder C:\Program Files\Dummy game\**some subfolder**, it most probably belongs to "Dummy game" software package.
4. If your problem persist and you are not able to remove file that way, go to the search results (step 2) and try to manually delete all the occurrences of msmpeng.exe.
   Note: If the process is running, you will not be able to delete the file. In such situation, you must stop the process via Task manager (right click on Windows task bar, select "Task manager". In Task Manager windows, click "Processes" pane. Than select msmpeng.exe and press "Delete" key). Detailed guide.
5. Clean your computer on a regular basis. Specialized tools like IT Sponge provide fully automaticall cleaning of abandoned files and other "computer junk".

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What is msmpeng.exe - purpose and description:
This file belongs to Windows Defender, or Microsoft Corporation�s antispyware software, and is used to monitor and scan incoming downloads for spyware or other harmful devices, prevent damage by tracking your system for suspicious programs, and remove any dangerous items that it finds.

Note: The security risk rating is based on user's opinions. This is not our recommendation or adwice any way. Please use your own mind and think twice :-)
Trojan and malware info: N/A
Typical errors: File not found, An error occured in file, Not responding, Application Error 0x , Howto delete, stop, run, remove and find the file...

Notes:
- N/A is an abbreviation for "Not available". That means that now we have no information if this process is harmful or not.
- There is almost unlimited numbers of messages that should appear while you're running the software. We selected only the typical ones here

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