I am actually running Windows Defender on the two new PCs that I bought last year (HP Envy 27 AiO and HP Spectre X2). Whether or not that actually slows down the PC, it's hard to say, but I've never felt like it was a problem.EDIT: Forgot to add that probably all of those PCs were what folks would consider low-end. Presumably, it's doing some sort of momentary scan or update. However, sometimes the CPU utilization will spike (to 50% or more) and Task Manager shows it's the Antimalware Executable using a good chunk (or all) of that. In general, I can't say I've noticed any consistent slowdown. Like others have said, I'm inclined to stick with Microsoft's own AV software rather than mess around with 3rd party stuff.As far as slowing down the PC, a bit of context is probably necessary. Maybe I've been lucky, but I have never gotten a virus on any device. I've used only Windows Defender (and before that, Microsoft Security Essentials) as the full-time AV software on all of my Windows devices (more than a dozen PCs and Windows tablets) for as long as I can remember.
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