Policy

Enable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen DNS requests

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Enable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen DNS requests
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override) > SmartScreen settings
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 97, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

This policy lets you configure whether to enable DNS requests made by Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. Note: Disabling DNS requests prevent Microsoft Defender SmartScreen from getting IP addresses, and potentially impact the IP-based protections provided. If you enable or don't configure this setting, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen can make DNS requests. If you disable this setting, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen can't make any DNS requests. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX.

Internal name
SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled_recommended
Policy ID
1cc2f6d08e6b
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
SmartScreenDnsRequestsEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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This policy has no additional user input fields.