Windows #Defender in 2021
However, that is no longer the case since 2019. Before now, Windows users would usually deactivate Windows Defender and install other third-party antivirus programs. Things have significantly turned around. In 2020, Microsoft Defender was voted one of the best antivirus applications.
Configuration and management is largely the same in #Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019:
https://ibmimedia.com/blog/178/windows-server-defender-antivirus
