Policy
Turn on asynchronous inspection
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
Control whether network protection can improve performance by switching from real-time inspection to asynchronous inspection. Disabled (Default): If Not Configured or Disabled, asynchronous inspection will not be enabled for network protection. Enabled: If Enabled, switching to asynchronous inspection will be allowed for network protection.
Internal name
AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection
Policy ID
72b6ac71c1d0
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\NIS Value name AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS
Value name
AllowSwitchToAsyncInspection
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.