Policy
Turn on protocol recognition
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS Value name DisableProtocolRecognition | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\NIS
Value name
DisableProtocolRecognition
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.