Run full scan on mapped network drives
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Microsoft Defender Antivirus > Scan
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 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.

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

Policy elements

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