If you're running Windows 10 Pro (or Enterprise), the easiest way to change the cloud-protection level of Windows Defender Antivirus is using the Local Group Policy Editor.
How to change the Windows Defender protection level using Group Policy Although Microsoft ensures that they won't use the information to identify or contact you, if you're not comfortable with that then this guide isn't for you. Important: Using these instructions, you'll be joining your device to the Microsoft MAPS community program, which allows the company to collect various pieces of information about threats detected on your system to create new definition updates, and sometime it'll even collect some of your personal information.
