From: "Geo." 

As far as I'm concerned, there should be an uninstall for pretty much
everything in start/programs. The fact that windows is lacking in that
regard doesn't make it right.

I think you picked notepad as a joke but
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/379638 Presentation: Bypassing
client application protection techniques with notepad

Geo. ( btw, that winsxs stuff promises to be a huge disk hog, is there an
off switch for THAT?)

"Rich"  wrote in message news:45934844$1{at}w3.nls.net...
   There is no way to uninstall Notepad either.  Does this keep you up
nights?  I hope it provides you with a laugh.  I find the whole discussion
silly and your preference for making random changes you don't understand
sad.

   There is a documented and tested method to turn off Defender.  To bad for
you that you are too stuborn to use it.

Rich

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