Policy
Turn on removal of items from scan history folder
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 defines the number of days items should be kept in the scan history folder before being permanently removed. The value represents the number of days to keep items in the folder. If set to zero, items will be kept forever and will not be automatically removed. By default, the value is set to 30 days. If you enable this setting, items will be removed from the scan history folder after the number of days specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting, items will be kept in the scan history folder for the default number of days.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Turn on removal of items from scan history folder ID Scan_PurgeItemsAfterDelay | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan Value name PurgeItemsAfterDelay Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 4294967295 |