Regardless of what you think about the trade-offs to security, at the end of the day the purpose of the computer is to serve it's user, and do what they instruct.

It's not Microsoft's machine, and they oughtn't try to overrule what people try to do with it.

(And yes, personally I use Linux. But I don't think that ought to be the bar for having your devices do what you tell them to)

What, the freedom to control a feature of your operating-system?

Remember, AV-Software is mostly BS.