How to disable Windows Live OneCare

This article discusses how to disable Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

Important These steps may increase your security risk. These steps may also make your computer or your network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We recommend the process that this article describes to enable programs to operate as they are designed to, or to implement specific program capabilities. Before you make these changes, we recommend that you evaluate the risks that are associated with implementing this process in your particular environment. If you choose to implement this process, take any appropriate additional steps to help protect your system. We recommend that you use this process only if you really require this process.
To disable Windows Live OneCare, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type the following commands one at a time, and then press ENTER after each command.
   
   Note You may receive a message that states that the computer might be at risk when you run these commands and disable the Windows Live OneCare firewall and antivirus programs.
   • sc config msfwhlpr start= disabled
   • sc config msfwdrv start= disabled
   • sc config msfwsvc start= disabled
   • sc config mpfilter start= disabled
   • sc config onecaremp start= disabled
   • sc config winss start= disabled
3. Restart the computer.

To re-enable Windows Live OneCare, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type the following commands one at a time, and then press ENTER after each command:
   • sc config msfwhlpr start= system
   • sc config msfwdrv start= auto
   • sc config msfwsvc start= auto
   • sc config mpfilter start= auto
   • sc config onecaremp start= auto
   • sc config winss start= auto
3. Restart the computer.