Policy
Enable file hash computation feature
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
Enable or disable file hash computation feature. Enabled: When this feature is enabled Microsoft Defender will compute hash value for files it scans. Disabled: File hash value is not computed Not configured: Same as Disabled.
Internal name
MpEngine_EnableFileHashComputation
Policy ID
d1d142886519
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpEngine Value name EnableFileHashComputation | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpEngine
Value name
EnableFileHashComputation
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.