Policy

Configure Microsoft Edge Scareware blocker to share URLs of sites detected as potential tech scams with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

Microsoft Edge

Back to Scareware Blocker settingsBack to main
Configure Microsoft Edge Scareware blocker to share URLs of sites detected as potential tech scams with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
Jump to overview

Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Microsoft Edge > Scareware Blocker settings
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 142, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

This policy controls whether Microsoft Edge shares URLs of sites that are detected as potential tech scams with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. This policy only takes effect if ScarewareBlockerProtectionEnabled is enabled. If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge shares URLs of sites detected as potential tech scams with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. If you disable or don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge doesn't share URLs of sites detected as potential tech scams with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen.

Internal name
ScarewareBlockerSendDetectedSitesToSmartScreenEnabled
Policy ID
f430ee481d35
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.