Windows 10 antivirus uninstalls μTorrent and blocks subsequent installation
Did you notice that Windows 10 blocks uTorrent? Microsoft Defender, Windows 10’s built-in antivirus autonomously automatically uninstalls the μTorrent app and then blocks attempts to reinstall it. At the same time, the antivirus does not affect alternative torrent clients.
The AIN.UA editorial team checked Microsoft Defender’s work and concluded that issues associated with μTorrent began a short time after the installation of the May Windows 10 update called 21H1.
Microsoft Defender (and some other antiviruses) already listed μTorrent as malware in 2018. However, after a while, the security software stopped responding to the client and started allowing its installation.
Now, as in 2018, the antivirus autonomously uninstalls μTorrent, without any prompts to the user, and then not only blocks attempts to reinstall it but also instantly deletes the installation file.
Considering comments on the Microsoft forum and several tests by the AIN.UA editorial team, the problems with μTorrent begin after installing the May update of Windows 10 called 21H1. Windows 10 blocks uTorrent since the outcome of that update. On earlier versions of Windows, the antivirus does not react in any way to the presence of a torrent client.
