Policy

Configure local setting override for monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity

Microsoft Windows

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Configure local setting override for monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Real-time Protection
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 configures a local override for the configuration of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If you enable this setting, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.

Internal name
RealtimeProtection_LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection
Policy ID
46a9be3fe53d
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection
Value name
LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection
Value name
LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection
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.