Turn on protocol recognition
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Computer
Category
Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Network Inspection System
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting allows you to configure protocol recognition for network protection against exploits of known vulnerabilities. If you enable or do not configure this setting, protocol recognition will be enabled. If you disable this setting, protocol recognition will be disabled.

Internal name
Nis_DisableProtocolRecognition
Policy ID
d62521102228
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS
Value name
DisableProtocolRecognition
REG_DWORD
HKLM
0
HKLM
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS
Value name
DisableProtocolRecognition
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

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