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# Pre-Injection Steps

Disable Windows Anti-Virus

1. Select Start and type **Windows Security.**
2. Select the Windows Security app from the search results, go to **Virus & threat protection** under **Virus & threat protection settings** select **Manage settings.**
3. Now **disable everything** as shown below.

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### **Disable Windows Defender with dControl**

1. Download **dControl:** [**HERE**](https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1jxmKjN820qP_cLZLgbeBi-aP5DUbROle\&export=download\&authuser=0)
2. Unzip the files (password sordum)
3. Run **dControl.exe**
4. **Disable Windows Defender**

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### **Install Visual run times and Directx**

1. Download **Virual run times**: [HERE](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe)
2. Download **Directx**: [HERE](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35\&msockid=23e96579c7a5643529ef708ac64565dc) (uncheck bing bar)
3. Run both & **Install them**

### **Disable Core isolation**

1. Click your windows key and type ''Core Isolation''
2. Open it, and disable everything

### **Disable Exploit Protection**

1. Click your windows key, type ''exploit protection'' open it and set EVERYTHING to ''Off by default''
2. Restart your PC.

### **Disable Vunrable Driver**

1. Click your windows key and search ''CMD'' , open that as **administrator**
2. Copy & paste the command below into CMD, press enter, then restart your PC.

reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config" /v VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable /t REG\_DWORD /d 0 /f