How to Disable Norton components?

The Norton Antivirus software is one of the oldest, most used and popular tool for securing computers against harmful threats. There are millions of users using Norton software for protecting their offline and online space when using digital devices. Among its core users are many who have personal uses, and many who use it business purposes.

However, there are times when you would want to disable Norton services for a while. The main reasons why users need to disable Norton services are:

1. Because it interrupts a completely secure app from functioning properly.
2. Because it gives pop ups and other notifications that can be disturbing its users instead of making them aware of something.
3. To prevent Norton from installation of software updates such as those of windows and other software affected by Symantec background activities.

Thankfully, Norton allows users to disable to software temporarily. To disable Norton, please follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. In the bottom-right side of the taskbar, right-click the Norton icon and click Disable Auto-Protect.
2. Now select the duration till which Norton will be disabled from the drop-down menu and press OK.

Now, the real-time scanning feature is switched off on Norton for the time duration set by you. Do note that doing the above steps has only disabled real-time scanning, and not the other features such as notifications and Firewall.

In most cases, only disabling Auto-Protect is enough to help you solve any issues with applications happening because of Norton. However, if you still want to disable other Norton components for your own reasons, then read ahead to know more.

Disabling Norton Notifications

Please follow these steps to disable notifications from Norton:

1. Start Norton and open the My Norton window.
2. Find and click the settings option on this window.
3. From the settings window, find and click Administrative settings.
4. Try to find a row mentioning "Norton Task Notification". Once found, move the toggle near it to the off position.
5. Apply your settings and close.

Disabling Norton Firewall

Please follow these steps to disable the Norton firewall:

1. Open the Norton application, and select My Norton.
2. From this window, click on Settings.
3. In the settings window you will find the Firewall option. Find and click on it.
4. From the firewall window, go to the general settings tab and look for a row with the option Smart Firewall.
5. Now move the toggle to the Off position to turn off Norton Firewall.
6. Now you may receive a prompt to select the duration after which it will be automatically turned on. Choose a duration you wish and click Apply and then press OK.

Disable Norton from running at Startup

Even if you disable the Norton Auto-Protect, Norton Firewall and Norton Notifications as mentioned above, one or the other thing from Symantec will keep running in the background unless you uninstall the entire software.

But it is understandable if you wouldn't be willing to do so, since an antivirus is incredibly important to keep your data and your computer safe and secured.

However, there is still one method through which you can stop Norton applications from running during Startup.

Please follow these steps to stop Norton from running on startup:

1. Go to the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
2. Open the Startup tab from the Task manager.
3. In the startup tab, right-click all applications related to Norton or Symantec, and select disable.

This will disable all Norton Programs from running during or after startup. Restart your computer to test this setting. Doing this disables Norton almost entirely while still having it installed.

It must be noted though, that the Norton programs won't run only until you manually open one of Norton's applications. Doing so might automatically start one or all of Norton's activities in the background immediately.

By using these methods, you would be able to disable all Norton components and use your computer without any interference from the antivirus. But at the same time, it is also important to know that your computer won't be secured from threats such as viruses, malware or ransomware for the duration you'll keep Norton disabled.

So it is recommended that you enable all Norton components again once your needs are fulfilled and you're sure that Norton won't affect any important software and for more info: Norton Helpline Number.