Windows Defender overriding GPEdit and Registry

[Microsoft Windows]

Windows 11 IoT for a device that is not connected to the internet once installed except for occasional updates. I have it turned off in both GPEdit and in Registy as it keeps deleting a 3rd party program. How can I stop Windows defender from overriding both the registry and GPEdit? If I turn it off in GPEdit under "Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus" it changes the setting back to not configured instead of enabled. In the registry if "DisableAntiSpyware" is set to 1 it deletes the DWORD from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows Defender.

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