Policy
Run full scan on mapped network drives
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 scanning mapped network drives. If you enable this setting, mapped network drives will be scanned. If you disable or do not configure this setting, mapped network drives will not be scanned.
Internal name
Scan_DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan
Policy ID
e3599fec1f7c
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\Scan Value name DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan
Value name
DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan
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.