Microsoft Defender Real-Time Protection stop

This is the easiest and cleanest way of disabling RTP on Home edition of Windows.
It provides an alternative to the already existing ways of disabling RTP
For a comprehensive comparison of each alternative, including pros and cons, check this page.

Make sure to disable tamper protection first. For that, go to: Windows Security → Virus and threat protection → Virus and threat protection settings (otherwise the task won't work: tamper protection blocks apps from changing real-time protection settings, including PowerShell).
Manually disable real-time protection from Windows Security (this should be the last time you need to do it).
Import the task.

Uninstall
If you want to use Real-Time Protection again, just disable/delete the imported task in Task Scheduler. Don't forget to turn back on Tamper protection for increased security.

Only uses official Windows features and components (i.e. Task Scheduler and PowerShell).
Survive restart, updates, scans, etc.
Very low on resources.
Extremely low chances of breaking anything since there is no hack involved (permission bypass, regedit modifications, etc.). Alternatives often break Windows Security completely whereas this allows to keep other features on (except tamper protection, as previously mentioned).
Should still work after major Windows updates, except if Microsoft changes things significantly.

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